Patent CA-115363-S (CA)
Title: Handle for a vacuum cleaner
Filed: 2006-04-11
Granted: 2007-11-29
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of a handle for a vacuum cleaner as shown in the drawings; the handle for a vacuum cleaner has a generally cylindrical central body section, an axially aligned front body section, and an axially aligned rear body section; the front body section has a rear portion, and intermediate portion and a front portion; the rear portion has a central cylindrical area which is a continuation of the generally cylindrical central body section; the central cylindrical area has a series of spaced-apart flat annular fin sections of gradually increasing diameter from rear to front extending around the central cylindrical area; an axially-extending flat-sided upper rib section extends between and follows the contour of the outer edges of the annular fin sections; a second series of spaced-apart flat semi-annular fin sections of gradually increasing diameter extends forwards from the largest annular fin section along the top surface of the rear portion of the front body section; the rear portion of the front body section merges into the intermediate portion of the front body section adjacent the largest of the semi-annular fin sections; the intermediate portion has a smooth curved lower surface and a raised upper section having a curved outer surface, the raised upper section extending the length of the intermediate portion; the smooth curved lower surface has a pair of laterally extending generally oblong raised areas on opposite sides thereof; the generally oblong areas have stepped side surfaces and flat outer surfaces with a circular area adjacent the curved front ends thereof; the raised upper section has a small raised wedge-like area on the top thereof close to the rear end of the intermediate portion; the intermediate portion merges smoothly into the front portion of the front body section; the front portion of the front body section has a cylindrical section extending downwards from the lower surface thereof; the cylindrical section has a generally U-shaped flat portion extending downwards and rearwards form the rear edge thereof; the front portion of the front body section has a generally circular area in front elevation view across the front surface thereof; the generally circular area has central vertical area and equally space-apart horizontal areas extending across the surface thereof; the axially aligned rear body section has a first short cylindrical section having a slightly larger diameter annular raised section thereon having beveled side edges; the first short cylindrical section merges through a beveled surface into an axially aligned smaller diameter second cylindrical section which extends to a rear surface of a grip-like section which extends the length of and beneath the rear body section; the rear surface of the rear body section has a generally circular open area in rear elevation view across the surface thereof; the generally circular area has a central vertical rib having parallel side edges and equally spaced-apart horizontal ribs each having parallel side edges extending across the surface thereof;the grip-like section has a generally oblong-like open area therein and a smooth curved outer surface; the forward upper end of the grip-like section merges into a band having a series of ridges which curves forwards and upwards around the central cylindrical area; an elongated straight member extends upwards form adjacent the lower forward end of the grip-like section and merges into an upwardly curved portion which in turn merges into the lower curved surface of the intermediate portion of the front body section; the side surfaces of the elongated straight member has a series of small slightly spaced-apart generally identical rectangular areas extending along the length thereof.