Flexible power conduit for automatic pool cleaners
OwnerMelvyn L. Henkin, Jordan M. Labyinventors
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Abstract
A conduit assembly including a flexible elongate conduit for delivering operating power to a pool cleaner body which assembly includes multiple substantially rigid elongate buoyancy (positive or negative) members attached to the conduit for situating the conduit at a level between the pool water surface and floor surface to avoid obstructing the cleaner's movement along its travel path, whether at the water surface or at the floor surface.
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A conduit assembly, including an elongate conduit for coupling a power source to a cleaner adapted to travel through a water pool, for situating the conduit at a level below the water surface of said pool and above the floor surface of a wall containing said pool, said assembly comprising:
- at least one substantially rigid elongate buoyancy member having a first end and a second end;
- and
- an attachment device attached to said conduit and coupled to said buoyancy member second end;
- said attachment device being configured to permit movement of the buoyancy member relative to the conduit for enabling said cleaner to push the buoyancy member out of the way as the cleaner travels above and/or below said conduit.
A conduit assembly for delivering power to a pool cleaner configured to travel along the water surface of a pool and/or the wall surface of a wall containing said pool, said conduit assembly comprising:
- an elongate conduit having an effective specific gravity >1.0;
- at least one substantially rigid elongate buoyancy member;
- and
- means attaching said buoyancy member to said conduit for enabling said buoyancy member to float proximate to said water surface and suspend said conduit therefrom;
- said attaching means allowing said buoyancy member freedom of movement relative to said conduit for enabling said buoyancy member to move and avoid obstructing said cleaner's travel.
A conduit assembly for delivering power to a pool cleaner configured to travel along the water surface of a pool and/or the wall surface of a wall containing said pool, said conduit assembly comprising:
- an elongate conduit having an effective specific gravity <1.0;
- at least one substantially rigid elongate weight member;
- and
- means attaching said weight member to said conduit for enabling said weight member to sink to the wall surface floor to anchor said conduit;
- said attaching means allowing said weight member freedom of movement relative to said conduit for enabling said weight member to avoid obstructing said cleaner's travel.
A system for cleaning a pool having a water surface and contained by a wall having a wall surface, including side and floor surface portions, said system comprising:
- a cleaner adapted to travel along a path therethrough said pool along said water surface and/or said wall surface;
- an elongate conduit for coupling a power source to said cleaner for propelling said cleaner along said travel path;
- a plurality of substantially rigid elongate buoyancy members;
- a plurality of attachment devices, each coupling a different one of said buoyancy members to said conduit for situating the conduit below said water surface and above said floor surface for enabling said cleaner to pass above or below said conduit;
- and wherein
- each of said attachment devices is configured to permit movement of the buoyancy member coupled thereto relative to said conduit for permitting the cleaner to engage and move the buoyancy member to avoid obstructing the cleaner's travel along said path.
A method of cleaning a pool having a water surface and contained by a wall having a wall surface including side and floor surface portions, said method comprising:
- providing a cleaner configured to travel along a path through said pool along said water surface and/or said wall surface;
- coupling an elongate conduit to said cleaner for supplying energy thereto for propelling said cleaner along said path;
- and
- attaching at least one substantially rigid elongate buoyancy member to said conduit for situating said conduit at a level between said pool water surface and said floor surface for enabling said cleaner to push the buoyancy member out of the way as the cleaner travels along said path above and/or below said conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.