Floor cleaner

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the floor cleaner;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the floor cleaner that form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash line is provided to illustrate a boundary of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a floor cleaner, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Bearup; Adam (Lakewood, CO), Schmierer; Glenn (Denver, CO)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type KARCHER NORTH AMERICA, INC. Denver CO US
Assignee:	KARCHER NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Denver, CO)
Appl. No.:	D/677,963
Filed:	January 24, 2019

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Current U.S. Class:	D32/16
Current International Class:	1505
Field of Search:	;D32/2-3,15-26,30,35,39,46,54 ;D4/128,103,121-122,124,116,133,199,138 ;D3/200

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Primary Examiner: Yeh; John R
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