Electric broom - Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.

Title:

Electric broom

United States Patent D424263

Inventors:

Canni Ferrari, Cesare Mario (Cassina De'Pecce, IT)
Sin, Timmy H. Y. (Hong Kong, HK)
Ping, Chung Chi (Hong Kong, HK)

Application Number:

D/050395

Publication Date:

05/02/2000

Filing Date:

02/16/1996

Export Citation:

Assignee:

Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, OH)

Primary Class:

D32/51

Other Classes:

D04/135, D32/22, D32/50

Field of Search:

D32/50, D32/51, D32/31, D32/25, D32/32, D32/35, D32/22, 15/154.1, 15/160, 15/246, 15/140, D4/135

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US Patent References:

D398099	Vacuum cleaner	September, 1998	Leung	D32/22
5722112	Vacuum assisted broom	March, 1998	Scanni et al.
D383578	Combined electric broom and vacuum cleaner	September, 1997	Ho	D32/51
D370322	Electric broom	May, 1996	Canni Ferrari	D32/50
5440782	Suction nozzle attachment for vacuum cleaner	August, 1995	Yamashita
5432976	Device for collecting refuse and dust	July, 1995	Alazet
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4956892	Cordless vacuum brush	September, 1990	Fawkes
4836753	Portable electric blower	June, 1989	Berfield et al.
D232298	N/A	August, 1974	Jones	D32/31
3821831	MULTI-POSITION BRUSH NOZZLE FOR VACUUM CLEANER	July, 1974	Grover
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D192555	N/A	April, 1962	Jepson et al.	D32/22
2674001	Pocket wearing apparel brush	April, 1954	Abrams et al.
2324111	Suction nozzle with automatically retractable surface-contacting element	July, 1943	Ross
2236989	Vacuum cleaner	April, 1941	Bjorkman
2180930	Vacuum cleaner	November, 1939	Mortensen
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Primary Examiner:

Lucas, Susan J.

Assistant Examiner:

Ramirez, Cynthia E.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for an electric broom, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the electronic broom showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a back view;

FIG. 3 is a left side view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view;

FIG. 5 is a top view;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged left side view;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged right side view; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged bottom view.

The handle is partially shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 for convenience of illustration.