Light-emitting handle for swimming pool cleaner

An electrically-powered pool cleaner that includes a housing, an electrical power cord one end of which cord terminates in the interior of the housing and a light emitting handle assembly, said light emitting handle assembly comprising:

• a. a transparent plastic tube of generally circular cross-section;
• b. a plurality of light emitting lamps centrally positioned in the interior of the transparent tube;
• c. a least one socket securely mounted in the interior of the tube for receiving the bases of the plurality of lamps;
• d. a resilient, shock-absorbing supporting member securely mounted in the interior of the tube in touching alignment with the free ends of the plurality of lamps;
• e. an electrical conductor extending from the at least one socket to the terminal end of the power cord in the interior of the housing;
• f. waterproof seals at the ends of the transparent tube;
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• g. a pair of elongated handle brackets extending from the cleaner housing, each handle bracket having a free end for receiving one end of the transparent tube in a secure, close-fitting relation.

A light-emitting tube assembly for use in the handle of an electrically powered pool cleaner, said tube assembly comprising:

• a. a transparent impact resistant plastic tube of generally circular cross-section as part of the handle of the pool cleaner;
• b. a plurality of light emitting lamps centrally positioned in the interior of the transparent tube;
• c. a least one socket securely mounted in the interior of the tube for receiving the bases of the plurality of lamps;
• d. a resilient, shock-absorbing supporting member securely mounted in the interior of the tube in touching alignment with the free ends of the plurality of lamps;
• e. an electrical conductor extending from the at least one socket through the adjacent end of the tube and terminating in a plug at a distance displaced from the end of the transparent tube;
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• f. waterproof seals at the ends of the transparent tube.

A method for lighting a swimming pool with a submersible, moving light source, said method comprising:

• a. providing a transparent hollow receptacle fabricated from an impact-resistant, rigid, light transmitting material said hollow receptacle having at least one opening providing access to its interior;
• b. placing an electrically-powered light source in the hollow receptacle;
• c. extending electrical conductors from the light source to terminate at a location remote from the hollow receptacle;
• d. sealing the at least one opening of the hollow receptacle to make it water-tight;
• e. providing an electrically-powered pool cleaner and attaching the sealed hollow receptacle containing the light source to the exterior of the pool cleaner;
• f. attaching the conductors to a source of power on the interior of the pool cleaner;
• g. providing electrical power via said conductors to activate the light source;
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• h. operating the pool cleaner to clean the submerged surfaces of the pool.

An electrically-powered pool cleaning apparatus that includes a housing, an electrical power cord one end of which cord terminates in the interior of the housing and a light emitting assembly, said light emitting assembly comprising:

• a. a transparent hollow receptacle having at least one opening providing access to its interior;
• b. at least one light emitting lamp positioned in the interior of the transparent hollow receptacle;
• c. a least one socket securely mounted in the interior of the hollow receptacle for receiving at least one lamp;
• d. an electrical conductor extending from the at least one socket to the terminal end of the power cord in the interior of the housing;
• e. a waterproof seal for each of the at least one openings of the transparent hollow receptacle;
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• f. attachment means for securing the sealed hollow receptacle containing the at least one lamp to the exterior of the pool cleaner housing.