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Handle for use with vacuum cleaners and other devices

Granted 2 May 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Oreck Holdings, Llc · originally Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.

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Inventors: Terrance M. Roberts, James F. McCain, Michael E. Embree · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 292 · TC 2900

Application

103011

filed 6 Apr 1999

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US D424261

granted 2 May 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a handle for use with vacuum cleaners and other devices showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front 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.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a handle for use with vacuum cleaners and other devices, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/34

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Mitchell Siegel

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D424261-S	S	2 May 2000	6 Apr 1999	granted	Handle for use with vacuum cleaners and other devices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-143045-S	S	20 Feb 2001	5 Oct 1999	published	Handle

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