Electrolytic pool purifier
OwnerMichael A. Silveriinventor
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Abstract
A water purifier comprising an electrolytic cell housed in an enclosure and an attaching apparatus. The enclosure attaches over an outlet fitting of a water circulation line in a swimming pool by the attaching apparatus. The attaching apparatus and the enclosure define apertures and outlet openings, respectively, having increasing areas in the direction of the water flow. This configuration increases flow rates through the apertures and outlet openings; the increased flow rates break off scale formations extending into the center of the apertures and outlet openings and thereby prevent scale from clogging the purifier.
Claims15
A water sanitizing apparatus for mounting in a pool having a water circulation line, said apparatus comprising:
- an electrolytic cell having a plurality of electrodes;
- an enclosure having an internal cavity, said electrodes being positioned within said internal cavity;
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- a nozzle having an elongated tubular shape defining an internal flow passage to receive water from said circulation line and to discharge water into said internal cavity between said electrodes, said nozzle having an edge defining an aperture, at least a portion of said edge angling outwardly in a radial direction such that said aperture has an area which increases in size in a downstream direction towards said electrodes, said aperture of said nozzle being positioned within said internal cavity.
A water sanitizing apparatus for mounting in a pool having a water circulation line, said apparatus comprising:
- an electrolytic cell having a plurality of electrodes;
- an enclosure having an internal cavity, said electrodes being position within said internal cavity;
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- a nozzle having an elongated tubular shape defining an internal flow passage to receive said water from said circulation line, said nozzle having a plurality of edges which define a plurality of apertures equally spaced around the circumference of said nozzle, at least a portion of each of said edges angling outwardly in a radial direction giving said aperture an area which increases from an inner surface of said nozzle to an outer surface of said nozzle, each of said apertures of said nozzle being positioned within said internal cavity.
A water sanitizing apparatus for mounting in a pool having a water circulation line, said apparatus comprising:
- an electrolytic cell having a plurality of electrodes;
- an enclosure having an internal cavity, said electrodes being positioned within said internal cavity;
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- a nozzle having an elongated tubular shape defining an internal flow passage to receive water from said circulation line, said nozzle having an edge defining an aperture, at least a portion of said edge angling outward in a radial direction giving said aperture an area which increases from an inner surface of said nozzle to an outer surface of said nozzle, said aperture having a minimum area sized to produce a sufficient flow rate of water through said aperture to break off scale formations projecting from said nozzle edge, said aperture of said nozzle being positioned within said internal cavity.
A water sterilizing apparatus for mounting in a pool having a water circulation line, said apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure having an internal cavity and a pair of openings which define an internal flow path through said internal cavity, each of said openings being defined between chamfered edges which increase in area in the radial direction, said chamfered edges being skewed relative to the direction of water flow through said aperture at an angle generally ranging between about 30.degree. and about 60.degree.;
- an electrolytic cell having a plurality of electrodes, said electrodes being positioned within said internal cavity;
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- a tubular nozzle communicating with the water circulation line and defining an aperture, said nozzle extending partially into said internal cavity, said aperture being positioned to direct a flow of water into said internal cavity and out of said openings.
A water sanitizing apparatus for mounting in a pool having a water circulation line, said apparatus comprising
- an enclosure having an internal cavity and an outlet opening, said outlet opening being defined between chamfer edges, said chamfer edges being sufficiently close together to produce an ample flow rate of water through said outlet to break off scale formations projecting from said chamfer edges;
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- a tubular nipple communicating with said water circulation line and defining an aperture, said nipple extending partially into said internal cavity, said aperture being positioned to direct a flow of water into said interior cavity and out of said outlet opening.
A water sanitizing apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an outlet opening in communication with an internal cavity of said enclosure;
- an electrolytic cell having a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, said electrolytic cell being housed within said internal cavity of said enclosure;
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- a nozzle having an internal flow passage adapted to receive pressurized water and at least one orifice through which said pressurized water flows, said nozzle being positioned within said internal cavity so as to direct the pressurized water along a path which extends along the electrodes and through said outlet opening such that the formation of scale within the path of said pressurized water is inhibited.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.