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Vacuum cleaner upper portion

Granted 13 Jun 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Hoover Company · originally Techtronic Industries

Inventors: Lynn A. Frederick, Douglas C. Barker, William G. Alford, David W. Moine · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application

104305

filed 3 May 1999

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US D426689

granted 13 Jun 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner upper portion showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design of a vacuum cleaner upper portion, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/31

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Ruth McInroy

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D426689-S	S	13 Jun 2000	3 May 1999	granted	Vacuum cleaner upper portion

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-140198-S	S	28 Mar 2000	9 Sep 1999	published	Vacuum cleaner upper portion

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