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Vacuum cleaner base

Granted 23 Dec 2014 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Bissell · originally Bissell Homecare, Inc.

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Inventors: James Dangora, Jose Santiago, Jongho Nho · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application

29/443,566

filed 18 Jan 2013

Publication

Not published

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US D720104

granted 23 Dec 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view a vacuum cleaner base showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a vacuum cleaner base, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/32

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1.9 y

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non-final + final

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Examiner

Ruth McInroy

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D720104-S	S1	23 Dec 2014	18 Jan 2013	granted	Vacuum cleaner base

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-349559-S	S	2 Jul 2013	11 Jun 2013	published	Vacuum cleaner base

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