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US 2017/0284116 A1Published application
Scrubber Assembly for a Pool Cleaner
AssigneePentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
InventorsSuresh C. Gopalan, Nitin Agarwal, Jayamurali Kaladharan
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Abstract
A pool cleaner including a turbine assembly, a timer assembly, and a scrubber assembly. The timer assembly is configured to rotate the turbine assembly in a first direction and a second direction. The scrubber assembly is configured to rotate in a forward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the first direction, and to rotate in a rearward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the second direction.
Claims20
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a turbine assembly;
- a timer assembly configured to rotate the turbine assembly in a first direction and a second direction;
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- a scrubber assembly configured to rotate in a forward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the first direction, and to rotate in a rearward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the second direction.
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A pool cleaner for use in a swimming pool or spa, the pool cleaner comprising:
- a drive wheel assembly;
- a timer assembly configured to control forward rotation and reverse rotation of the drive wheel assembly;
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- a scrubber assembly operably coupled to the drive wheel assembly and configured to:
- rotate in a forward direction during forward rotation of the drive wheel assembly,
- rotate in a rearward direction during reverse rotation of the drive wheel assembly, and
- lift itself over an object in the swimming pool or spa while rotating in the forward direction or the rearward direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.