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US 12,158,020 B2Granted
Pool cleaner with hydraulic timer assembly
AssigneePentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
InventorsSuresh Gopalan, Nitin Agarwal, Jayamurali Kaladharan, Brian King, Leonard Richiuso
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Abstract
A pool cleaner with a cover assembly that includes a bottom cover with a cover opening, a supply mast, a distributor manifold, a timer assembly, a scrubber assembly, and a venturi vacuum. The distributor manifold receives water from the supply mast and encircles the suction mast. The venturi vacuum is in fluid communication with the distributor manifold and is designed to vacuum debris from a pool surface.
Claims17
A pool cleaner, comprising:
- a housing;
- a drive assembly configured to drive at least one drive wheel;
- a timer disc assembly having at least one rotating timer disc that controls a flow of pressurized fluid to a turbine assembly by rotating to a first position to cause alignment with a first outlet port for driving the turbine assembly in a first direction during a first time period, and by rotating to a second position to cause alignment with a second outlet port for driving the turbine assembly in a second direction during a second time period;
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- a venturi vacuum assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.