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						   D435945
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Priority
 
						Feb 08 1999
					 
				 
				
					
						Filed
						Aug 03 1999
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Issued
						Jan 02 2001
					 
				 
				
					
						Expiry
						Jan 02 2015
					   
					   						
					 
				 
				
					
						
						
					 
				 
				
					
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			  The ornamental design for a vacuum  cleaner , as shown and described.        
 
		 
	 
 
	
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vacuum cleaner showing our new
design; FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; FIG. 3 is a rear elevational
view thereof; FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; FIG. 5 is a left side
elevational view thereof; FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 7--7 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view thereof; and, FIG. 9 is a rear
perspective view thereof.
 
	
	Wada, Tetsuro , Katayama, Masaharu , Ikeno, Kenji , Nakano, Kazuhiko 
	
	
	  
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