Positive pressure automatic swimming poor cleaning system

Apparatus configured to be driven by a positive pressure water source for cleaning the interior surface of a containment wall and the upper surface of a water pool contained therein, said apparatus comprising:

• a body capable of being immersed in said water pool;
• a water distributor carried by said body having a water supply inlet and at least one water outlet;
• a flexible supply hose for coupling a positive pressure water source to said supply inlet;
• a level controller for causing said water distributor to communicate said supply inlet with said at least one water outlet for discharging a water flow therefrom in a direction to produce a vertical force on said body to selectively place said body either proximate to said wall surface in a wall surface cleaning mode or proximate to said water surface in a water surface cleaning mode;
• a propulsion controller for causing said water distributor to communicate said supply inlet with said at least one water outlet for discharging a water flow therefrom in a direction to produce a horizontal force on said body for propelling said body;
• at least one pool water inlet in said body;
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• means for collecting pool water through said inlet from (1) adjacent to said interior wall surface when said level control element is in said wall surface cleaning mode and (2) adjacent to said water surface when said level control element is in said water surface cleaning mode.

Apparatus for cleaning the upper surface of a water pool contained by a containment wall having an interior surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a unitary body configured with a weight/buoyancy characteristic to cause said body to rest proximate to said wall interior surface near the bottom of said pool;
• a positive pressure water source;
• means carried by said body and driven by said water source for selectively producing a force to lift said body from said pool bottom to said pool upper surface;
• a pool water inlet defined by said body for collecting pool water from adjacent to said pool upper surface;
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• means including a water permeable debris container for removing debris from pool water collected via said pool water inlet.

A method of cleaning both the interior wall surface of an open container and the water surface of a water pool contained therein, said method comprising:

• placing a unitary body in said water pool;
• supplying a positive pressure water flow to said body for producing a vertical force thereon to selectively move said body to either (1) proximate to said water surface or (2) proximate to said wall surface below said water surface;
• urging said body against said wall surface when said body is proximate to said wall surface;
• supporting said body proximate to said water surface when said body is proximate to said water surface;
• and
• collecting pool water from (1) adjacent to said water surface when said body is proximate to said water surface and (2) adjacent to said wall surface when said body is proximate to said wall surface.

Apparatus configured to be driven by a positive pressure water source for cleaning a water pool contained by a containment wall having an interior surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a unitary body configured for immersion in and movement through said water pool;
• a controller for selectively causing said body to move either in a forward direction or in a second direction different from said forward direction;
• said controller including (1) a periodic control device for alternately defining first and second conditions and (2) a motion responsive control device for defining a first condition when the forward motion of said body is greater than a certain threshold and a second condition when the forward motion of said body is less than a certain threshold;
• and wherein
• said controller causes said body to move in said second direction when both said periodic control device and said motion responsive control device define said second condition.

Apparatus configured to be driven by a positive pressure water source for cleaning both the interior wall surface of an open container and the water surface of a water pool contained therein, said apparatus comprising:

• a unitary body immersible in said water pool;
• means for supplying a positive pressure water flow to said body from said source;
• a level control element for defining either a wall surface cleaning mode or a water surface cleaning mode;
• automatic control means for selectively switching the mode defined by said level control element;
• means for maintaining said body adjacent to said interior wall surface when said level control element is in said wall surface cleaning mode;
• means for supporting said body proximate to said water surface when said level control element is in said water surface cleaning mode;
• at least one pool water inlet in said body;
• and
• means for collecting pool water through said inlet from (1) adjacent to said interior wall surface when said level control element is in said wall surface cleaning mode and (2) adjacent to said water surface when said level control element is in said water surface cleaning mode.