Upright vacuum cleaner - Patent D346469

Upright vacuum cleaner

United States Patent D346469

US Patent References:
Vacuum cleaner
Akita - March, 1982 - D263235

Vacuum cleaner or the like
Wareham - September, 1984 - D275428

Vacuum cleaner
Ohhira - January, 1988 - D293728

Upright vacuum cleaner
Bowerman et al. - December, 1988 - D299176

Vacuum cleaner
Petralia et al. - June, 1989 - D301784

Inventors:

Furcron, Kent J. (Blountville, TN)
Dziersk, Mark D. (Simsbury, CT)

Application Number:

D/819501

Publication Date:

04/26/1994

Filing Date:

01/10/1992

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Assignee:

TRC Acquisiton Corporation (Atlanta, GA)

Primary Class:

D32/22

Field of Search:

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, D32/21-22, D32/31-34

US Patent References:

D307658	Vacuum cleaner	May, 1990	Ikeda et al.	D32/22
D309806	Vacuum cleaner	August, 1990	Chieda et al.	D32/22
D314260	Vacuum cleaner	January, 1991	Lee	D32/22
D315042	Vacuum cleaner	February, 1991	Ikeda	D32/22
D316167	Vacuum cleaner	April, 1991	Petralia et al.	D32/22
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2213792	Vacuum cleaner	September, 1940	Dow et al.	15/6
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2898621	Combination suction cleaners	August, 1959	Vance	15/324
3126570		March, 1964	Green	15/331
3634905	ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER CONSTRUCTION	January, 1972	Boyd	15/350
3675268	VACUUM CLEANER	July, 1972	Nordeen	15/350
3854164	SELF-PROPELLED UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER	December, 1974	Schmitz	15/340
4171553	Stalk vacuum cleaner	October, 1979	Stein	15/350
4405346	Cleaner with dirt cup	September, 1983	Tschudy et al.	55/357
4490882	Upright vacuum center	January, 1985	Wells	15/337
4514199	Vacuum cleaner dirt box	April, 1985	Ford et al.	55/337
4517705	Suction device for cleaning textile floor coverings	May, 1985	Hug	15/351
4670937	Filter retention system for vacuum cleaners	June, 1987	Sumerau et al.	15/329
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Other References:

"Cyclon", Design, Aug. 1983, cover and p. 48.
HFD, Jan. 6, 1992, pp. 3A, 4A, and 7A, New York, New York.

Primary Examiner:

Mcinroy, Ruth

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Jones & Askew

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for an upright vacuum cleaner, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front, right, top perspective view of an upright vacuum cleaner showing my our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side 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 electric cord in FIGS. 3-7 is shown broken away and is understood to represent indeterminate length.