Patent CA-126040-S (CA)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Filed: 2008-05-13
Granted: 2009-01-22
Abstract: The said industrial design consists of the shape, configuration and ornamentation of the vacuum cleaner as shown in the drawings; the most novel and distinctive features of the vacuum cleaner are a roller element having a generally barrel-like shape with a series of generally identical equally spaced-apart rib-like areas extending around the surface of the roller element; adjacent the left end surface of the roller element is a series equally spaced-apart identical oblong shallow recesses extending around the surface of the roller element;the top portion of the canister section of the vacuum cleaner has a curved transition element having a circular flange portion which merges into a downwardly bent tubular-like section; the transition element merges into the top and right rear surfaces of the top portion of the canister section; the top portion of the canister section has a downwards and forwards angled surface and a smooth curved side surface; the wand section of the vacuum cleaner has a grip portion having an oval area on the outer and upper front surface thereof, the grip portion has an irregular shaped open areawith a straight thin section having flat upper and lower surfaces separating upper and lower sections of the open area; a ridge extends along the sides of the thin section and then bends downwards and rearwards and extends across the rear surface of the grip portion; adjacent the lower rear surface of the grip portion is a cylindrical projection with an upwardly extending semi-oblong shaped element adjacent the end thereof; the upper rear surface of the grip portion has spaced-apart generally identical grooves extending across the width of the grip portion;the cleaning tool has flat end surfaces, a generally symmetrical laterally extending front section with a curved upper surface, and a narrow projecting member along the front thereof; the narrow projecting member has a flat front surface; the right front curved upper surface of the laterally extending front section merges into a narrow flat surface which in turn merges into the curved upper surface of a taller laterally extending rear section of the cleaning tool; the upper surface of the cleaning tool has a central rearwards extending elbow-like transition portion thereon having a curved upper surface; the curved upper surface of the laterally extending rear section has a series of spaced-apart parallel and curved rib-like areas adjacent the elbow-like transition portion; the laterally extending rear section has a rearwards extending generally wing-like portion which has a concave rear surface in plan view; the right end surface of the wing-like portion forms part of the flat right end surface of the cleaning tool; the bottom surface of the cleaning tool is flat and has aligned generally rectangular openings therein.Diagrams of the design are included.Fig. 1 is a right front perspective view of the design of the vacuum cleaner;Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;Fig. 3 is a bottom view thereof;Fig. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;Fig. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;Fig. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; andFig. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.