Title:
Electric vacuum cleaner
United States Patent D342591
US Patent References:
Vacuum cleaner
Akita - March, 1982 - D263235

Upright vacuum cleaner
Kroll - December, 1989 - D305168

Vacuum cleaner
Ikeda et al. - May, 1990 - D307658

Electric vacuum cleaner
Shinozaki et al. - January, 1991 - D314072

Electric vacuum cleaner
Shouji et al. - February, 1991 - D314847


Inventors:
Shoji, Takashi (Osaka, JP)
Kanza, Akinobu (Hyogo, JP)
Application Number:
D/822833
Publication Date:
12/21/1993
Filing Date:
01/21/1992
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Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D32/21-22, D32/31-34, 15/323-326, 15/327.6, 15/331-336, 15/337, 15/347, 15/350-351, 15/361, 15/377, 15/412, 15/413, 15/415.1
US Patent References:
D315042Vacuum cleanerFebruary, 1991IkedaD32/22
D335556Vacuum cleanerMay, 1993KuriyaD32/22
Other References:
Panasonic Upright Vacuum Cleaner catalog (3 pages), published Mar. 1989.
Hoover brochure on an Innovation.TM. Upright Vacuum Cleaner Model U5045, 1989.
1989 Electrolux flier on the Electronic Model 612 Electrolux Upright Vacuum Cleaner.
Primary Examiner:
Mcinroy, Ruth
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for an electric vacuum cleaner, as shown.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of an electric vacuum clenaer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, top and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view therof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.