Hood portion of a floor care appliance

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a hood portion of a floor care appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof.

The details shown in broken lines in all views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of a hood portion of a floor care appliance, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Archer; Matthew J. (North Canton, OH), Moine; David W. (North Canton, OH)
Assignee:	The Hoover Company (North Canton, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/160,361
Filed:	May 8, 2002

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Current U.S. Class:	D32/32
Current International Class:	1505
Field of Search:	;D32/31-33,21-22 ;15/415.1,410,383,350-351,366,368,384

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D358236	May 1995	Kopco et al.
D375821	November 1996	Roberts et al.
D407872	April 1999	Wareham et al.
D412227	July 1999	Wareham et al.
D412380	July 1999	Wareham
D425273	May 2000	Stephens et al.
D427399	June 2000	Thur et al.
D431333	September 2000	Stephens
D431334	September 2000	Stephens et al.
D434884	December 2000	Hohulin et al.
D439383	March 2001	Salo et al.
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D463080	September 2002	Farone et al.

Other References

Photographs of Hoover Model No. U6225-900 Upright Cleaner released Jun., 2001 "A-B". . Photographs of Hoover Model No. U5750-900 Upright Cleaner released Mar., 2000 "C-D". . Photographs of Hoover Model No. U5280-900 Upright Cleaner released Mar., 2001 "E-F". . Photographs of Dirt Devil Platinum Force Model No. 091200 Upright Cleaner released Jun., 2001 "G-H". . Photograph of General Electric Model No. 106575 Upright Cleaner purchased May 12, 2001..

Primary Examiner: McInroy; Ruth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lowe; A. Burgess Corrigan; Michael J.