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Vacuum cleaner

Granted 28 Mar 2006 · 2 office actions

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

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Inventors: Mark Stratford, Martyn Riley · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/199,055
filed 9 Feb 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D518254
granted 28 Mar 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vacuum cleaner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front-left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top-right perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom-right perspective view thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/21

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USthis patentUS-D518254-SS128 Mar 20069 Feb 2004grantedVacuum cleaner
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AUAU-157171-SS6 Jan 20059 Feb 2004publishedA vacuum cleaner

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