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Hand held vacuum cleaner

Granted 20 Feb 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Black & Decker · originally Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Inventors: Mark Stratford · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
109178
filed 11 Aug 1999
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US D437983
granted 20 Feb 2001

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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 hand held vacuum cleaner taken from below, front and one side showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the hand held vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1, taken from above and opposite the side illustrated in FIG. 1.

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