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US 10,704,282 B2Granted
Pool cleaner
AssigneeRp 2020, LLC
InventorsMichael Todd Dufilho, Cory John Zimmerman
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Abstract
Pool cleaners are disclosed relating to underwater vacuum cleaning that include a main body, a debris discharge opening, a debris suction opening and a pressure chamber. The pressure chamber may be arranged around an unobstructed cylindrical flow path with the pressure chamber being positioned between the debris discharge opening and the debris suction opening such that water discharged from the pressure chamber directs debris into a debris bag. The cleaners may further be configured to operate by way of a submersible pump, submersible electric motor and a battery.
Claims19
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a. a main body arranged around an unobstructed cylindrical flow path having a central axis;
- b. wherein the main body comprises a debris discharge opening encompassing a first portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- c. wherein the main body comprises a debris suction opening that encompasses a second portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- d. a pressure chamber arranged around the unobstructed cylindrical flow path, the pressure chamber being positioned between the debris discharge opening and the debris suction opening;
- e. a series of apertures arranged around the pressure chamber;
- f. a submersible pump in fluid communication with the pressure chamber;
- g. a submersible electric motor arranged and configured to drive the submersible pump;
- h. a battery that is electrically connected to the submersible electric motor;
- i. a debris bag extending away from the main body from the debris discharge opening;
- j. a forked pole connector attached to the main body at a first connection point and a second connection point such that the forked pole connector may pivot about the main body around a pivot axis;
- k. wherein the pivot axis is located within two inches of the central axis;
- l. wherein the unobstructed cylindrical flow path has a diameter of at least three inches and
- m. wherein the series of apertures is arranged and configured to direct water through the debris discharge opening such that a fluid exiting the debris discharge opening rotates about the central axis while exiting the main body.
10 more elements
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a. a main body arranged around an unobstructed cylindrical flow path having a central axis;
- b. wherein the main body comprises a debris discharge opening encompassing a first portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- c. wherein the main body comprises a debris suction opening that encompasses a second portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- d. a pressure chamber arranged around the unobstructed cylindrical flow path, the pressure chamber being positioned between the debris discharge opening and the debris suction opening;
- e. a series of apertures arranged around the pressure chamber;
- f. a submersible pump in fluid communication with the pressure chamber;
- g. a submersible electric motor arranged and configured to drive the submersible pump;
- h. a battery that is electrically connected to the submersible electric motor;
- i. a debris bag extending away from the main body from the debris discharge opening and
- j. a buoyant body supporting the debris bag;
- k. wherein the unobstructed cylindrical flow path has a diameter of at least three inches and
- l. wherein the series of apertures is arranged and configured to direct water through the debris discharge opening such that a fluid exiting the debris discharge opening rotates about the central axis while exiting the main body.
9 more elements
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a. a main body arranged around an unobstructed cylindrical flow path having a central axis;
- b. wherein the main body comprises a debris discharge opening encompassing a first portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- c. wherein the main body comprises a debris suction opening that encompasses a second portion of the unobstructed cylindrical flow path;
- d. a pressure chamber arranged around the unobstructed cylindrical flow path, the pressure chamber being positioned between the debris discharge opening and the debris suction opening;
- e. a series of apertures arranged around the pressure chamber;
- f. a submersible pump in fluid communication with the pressure chamber;
- g. a submersible electric motor arranged and configured to drive the submersible pump;
- h. a battery that is electrically connected to the submersible electric motor;
- i. a debris bag extending away from the main body from the debris discharge opening;
- j. a forked pole connector attached to the main body at a first connection point and a second connection point such that the forked pole connector may pivot about the main body around a pivot axis;
- k. wherein the pivot axis is located within two inches of the central axis;
- l. wherein the unobstructed cylindrical flow path has a diameter of at least three inches and
- m. a buoyant body supporting the debris bag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.