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Steam cleaner

Granted 1 May 2018 · 4 office actions

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

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Inventors: Graeme Crawley, Ryan Hargett, Martin Harnett, Paul Ringer +1 · Examiner: Ruth McInroy · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/586,614
filed 6 Dec 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D816926
granted 1 May 2018

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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 steam cleaner;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a steam cleaner cradle;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a hand-held steam cleaner;

FIG. 16 is a left side thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof.

The steam cleaner cradle in FIGS. 8-14 and the hand-held steamer shown in FIGS. 15-21 are shown separate for clarity of illustration. The claim is directed to the entire assembly shown in FIGS. 1-7 .

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D32/22

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Pendency
1.4 y
511 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Ruth McInroy
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Worldwide family

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USthis patentUS-D816926-SS11 May 20186 Dec 2016grantedSteam cleaner
USUS-D834773-SS127 Nov 201829 Mar 2018grantedSteam cleaner
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AUAU-201616654-SS21 Feb 201728 Nov 2016publishedSteam cleaner

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