Portable ozone treatment for swimming pools
AssigneeAqua Products, Inc.
InventorJoseph Porat
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Abstract
A portable battery-powered ozone generator, or ozonator, contained in a waterproof housing with an air intake and an ozone discharge conduit diffuses ozone directly into a body of water in a pool, pond or tank. The ozone generator and housing can be part of (1) a buoyant floating platform that is also equipped with solar power collector panels to provide a recharging current for the battery; (2) a robotic, self-propelled pool cleaner; or (3) a skimmer filter assembly that can include a solar panel under a solar transmissive cover that is flush mounted in the walk area alongside the pool.
Claims43
A portable apparatus for diffusing ozone directly into a volume of water contained in a pool or tank, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a portable waterproof housing;
- b. an electrical ozone generator mounted in said housing;
- c. an atmospheric air intake conduit passing through a wall of the housing and in fluid communication with the ozone generator, said air intake conduit including a water guard for preventing entry of water to said ozone generator;
- d. an electrical power source connection to said ozone generator;
- e. an ozone conduit in fluid communication with the ozone generator and
- having a discharge outlet in fluid communication with the volume of water, whereby ozone produced in said ozone generator is discharged from the outlet for diffusion into the volume of water.
A swimming pool skimmer filter assembly for mounting in a side well of a swimming pool comprising a body formed with a water intake opening for receiving a removable filter and a cover, said cover comprising:
- a) a waterproof housing having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- b) said upper surface fitted with at least one solar power collector panel;
- c) said lower surface containing an electrical ozone generator and a rechargeable battery in electrical connection with power output leads of said at least one solar panel;
- d) an air intake conduit extending through the waterproof housing;
- e) an ozone conduit in fluid communication with the ozone generator and having a discharge outlet for positioning below the surface of water in the pool.
A method of providing dissolved ozone in a body of water contained in a swimming pool comprising:
- a. providing an electrically-powered manually portable ozonator in a waterproof housing;
- b. placing the ozonator and housing in the body of water in the pool;
- c. supplying air and electrical power to the ozonator, thereby generating a pressurized stream of ozone;
- d. directing the pressurized stream of ozone into a fluid conduit having an outlet portion in the body of water;
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- e. discharging the ozone into the water through the outlet, whereby the ozone is dissolved in the water.
A portable, battery-powered, submersible self-propelled robotic pool cleaner comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a rechargeable battery electrically connected to an ozonator secured to said housing;
- c) an air intake conduit in fluid communication with the ozonator;
- d) an ozone conduit in fluid communication with the ozonator and having a discharge outlet for releasing a pressurized stream of ozone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.