Pool cleaner with diaphragm cassette unit and retention mechanism
AssigneeNC Brands L.P.
InventorsPaul Lambourn, Robin Owen Ellis, Michael Richard Tregoning
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Abstract
A pool cleaner comprises a body, a diaphragm cassette unit arranged inside the body, and a retention mechanism mounted on the body. The body extends between a water connection end and foot end, a foot end opening being defined at the foot end. The diaphragm cassette unit is arranged inside the body and includes a cassette extending to the foot end and a flexible diaphragm inside the cassette also extending to the foot end. The retention mechanism is mounted on the body and is operable to allow removal and reinstallation of the diaphragm cassette unit through the foot end opening.
Claims20
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a body extending between a water connection end and foot end, a foot end opening being defined at the foot end;
- a diaphragm cassette unit arranged inside the body, the diaphragm cassette unit including a cassette extending to the foot end and a flexible diaphragm inside the cassette also extending to the foot end;
- a retention mechanism mounted on the body, the retention mechanism being operable to allow removal and reinstallation of the diaphragm cassette unit through the foot end opening.
A pool cleaner comprising:
- a body extending between a water connection end and foot end, a foot end opening being defined at the foot end, and a first latch opening being defined on the body above the foot end;
- an outer pipe extending from an upper outer pipe end proximate the water connection end to a lower outer pipe end;
- a diaphragm cassette unit arranged inside the body, the diaphragm cassette unit including:
- a cassette extending from an upper cassette end engaging the lower outer pipe end to a lower cassette end engaging the foot end opening;
- an inner pipe extending from an upper inner pipe end inside the outer pipe proximate the water connection end to a lower inner pipe end inside the cassette;
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- a flexible diaphragm extending from an upper diaphragm end engaging the lower inner pipe end inside the cassette to a lower diaphragm end engaging the lower cassette end;
- a retention mechanism mounted on the body, the retention mechanism being operable to allow removal and reinstallation of the diaphragm cassette unit through the foot end opening, the retention mechanism including:
- a first latch assembly, the first latch assembly having a first operator extending through a first latch opening defined in the body and a first latch movable by the first operator, the first latch releasably engaging a retention surface on the cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.