Floor cleaner upper portion

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a base for a floor cleaner upper portion showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view thereof.

The portion of the vacuum cleaner shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a floor cleaner upper portion, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Alford; William G. (Canton, OH), Essex; John D. (North Canton, OH), Morgan; Jeffery A. (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Waltz; Kevin S. (Massillon, OH), Shaanan; Gad (Westmount, CA), Brousseau; Ivan (Montreal, CA), Mok; Sana S. K. (Kowloon, CN)
Assignee:	The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/140,889
Filed:	April 25, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D32/31; D32/22; D32/34
Current International Class:	1505
Field of Search:	;D32/21-22,25,31,34 ;15/329,320-321,323,350-353

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D188411	September 1960	Gantz
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D354593	January 1995	Koike
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Other References

Photograph of Sahara Floor Cleaner Model 50-001 owned by Vax Limited..

Primary Examiner: McInroy; Ruth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lowe; A. Burgess Schenck; Brett A.