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7373948 |
Variable output pressure backup valve
A backup valve for use with a pool cleaner coupled to a source of water under pressure. The valve includes a housing having an inlet and at least a first outlet and a second outlet. The valve...
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7363672 |
Performance enhancing automatic pool cleaner accessory
An automatic pool cleaner accessory is provided comprising a tubular assembly ( 6 ) for connection to, or for inclusion in, a pool cleaner suction hose ( 4 ). The tubular assembly includes first...
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7353559 |
Pool brush with adjustable deflector vane
A cleaning tool ( 12 ) includes cleaning utensil ( 18 ), a handle ( 14 ) and a deflector vane ( 30 ). The deflector vane ( 30 ) is pivotally attached to the cleaning utensil ( 18 ), and defines a...
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7337803 |
Automatic swimming pool cleaners and components thereof
Devices for cleaning vessels, especially swimming pools, are discussed. The devices may include a non-linear flow path in a gap surrounding an in-line valve. This non-linearity permits lengths of...
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7334601 |
Pool cleaning systems
A vacuum pool cleaning system that is housed in the side of the swimming pool. The pool vacuum unreels itself and vacuums the pool when the central pool vacuum pump is turned on, and reels itself...
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7328473 |
Swimming pool vacuum hose attachment for spot cleaning
A spot cleaning device for a swimming pool cleaning system having a vacuum source and a vacuum hose having an end portion forming a vacuum inlet. The spot cleaning device is arranged to be coupled...
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7318448 |
Swimming pool cleaning apparatus and parts therefor
A swimming pool cleaning device includes a fluid distribution system for controlling its operation. More particularly, the distribution system includes a housing having an inlet for receiving a...
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7316751 |
Cleaner with high pressure cleaning jets
A swimming pool cleaner discharges water jets under the cleaner body, directed toward its center from its sides, to agitate and lift debris toward one or more vacuum intake openings, to greatly...
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7310851 |
Cleaning device with disposable cleaning element
A cleaning device has a cleaning element having an axis, an axial inner region and an axial outer region and being formed so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of...
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7303360 |
Underwater inspecting and repairing system
Disclosed is a system that performs inspection and repair of an underwater structure, specifically core internals in a pressure vessel. An underwater vehicle is provided with a drive wheel, a...
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7293314 |
Turbine drive apparatus and method suited for suction powered swimming pool cleaner
A method and apparatus for enabling a pool cleaner to travel through a water pool to collect dirt and other debris from the water and/or pool containment wall. The cleaner defines a suction...
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7284565 |
Fluid flow regulator for swimming pool cleaning system
A fluid flow regulator useful with swimming pool suction cleaners includes a flow passage conduit for connection between a suction pump and the pool cleaner. A flow bypass conduit is connected to...
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7243389 |
Fluid environment cleaner
A swimming pool cleaner is operable through a vibratory movement of its housing through a flow of water past a vibratory element carried within the housing. A friction support is carried by the...
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7214314 |
Cleaning apparatus and method
A portable cleaning device for removing sediment from an enclosure retaining water. The cleaning device includes a pump, a housing, and a receptacle. The pump creates a fluid flow through the...
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7214310 |
Portable pool cleaning system
A portable pool cleaning system for the remote cleaning of a swimming pool including a housing and a base. A motor is connected to the housing and is attached to a high pressure pump wherein the...
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7213287 |
Swimming pool cleaner
A self-propelled swimming pool cleaner which randomly covers the bottom of the pool. Water pumped from the bottom of the unit filters dirt carried thereby, then uses the pumped water to propel the...
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7208083 |
Disposable filter bag for a pool cleaner
An improved disposable filter bag for use with a pool cleaner of the type disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,863,425; 4,558,479; and 3,822,754. The filter bag is formed from a porous...
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7178188 |
Battery operated spa vacuum
A device, which acts like a vacuum to suck unwanted particles out of the water in a swimming pool or spa. The device uses a battery and motor which are located in the handle of the device and are...
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7168120 |
Pressure-fed vacuum swimming pool cleaning robot
An automatic swimming pool cleaning robot is disclosed, comprising a body, a suction head, an unstable valve, a suction pipe having an upper end, a recuperating filter connected to the upper end,...
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7165284 |
Water jet reversing propulsion and directional controls for automated swimming pool cleaners
A pool or tank cleaner that is propelled by means of one or more water jets is directed in one or more predetermined systematic scanning patterns of either straight, curvilinear, or combinations of...
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7159263 |
Flexible plate for swimming pool suction cleaner
A submersible cleaner includes a valve within a flow passage for interrupting fluid flow and thus drive the cleaned over submerged surfaces to be cleaned. A retractable element moveable between the...
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7145074 |
Automatic pool cleaner power conduit including stiff sections
An improved power conduit for use with automatic pool cleaners particularly configured to avoid the formation of persistent coils and/or knots. Embodiments in accordance with the invention are...
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7118632 |
Pool cleaning method and device
A method and a device for cleaning the bottom and sides of a swimming pool having a housing with front and rear ends and opposite sides, a pair of motor driven cylindrical brushes rotatably secured...
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7117554 |
Lateral transmission casing for a self-propelled running apparatus for cleaning a immersed surface
A lateral transmission casing ( 6 ) for a self-propelled running swimming pool cleaner, comprises a housing, an input shaft provided with elements for removable coupling with a clutch shaft ( 2 )...
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7108293 |
Swivel connector for a pipeline
A swivel connector ( 10 ) for a pipeline includes first and second connecting members ( 12, 14 ) connectable in the pipeline. The connecting members ( 12, 14 ) have round, telescopic pipe sections...
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7096876 |
Pool cleaner deployment arrangement
In conjunction with a pool cleaning apparatus having a flexible hose supported by floats, an apparatus for deploying the hose into the pool includes at least one tube through which the hose...
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7090769 |
Vacuum for spas and method of use
An improved spa vacuum for removing debris from the bottom of a spa or hot tub includes a removable lower assembly which includes a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a filter housing...
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7080424 |
Swimming pool cleaner
The invention concerns a swimming pool cleaner utilizing the induced flow to a filter plant pump to cause interrupted movement while cleaning the surface over which it operates. The cleaner...
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7060182 |
Hand-held pool cleaner
A hand-held, electrically-powered pool cleaner includes a body and a nozzle for suctioning pool water. The body has a filter, an impeller and motor, rechargeable batteries, and a handle for...
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7048611 |
Method of cleaning tile grout
A cleaning tool for cleaning the walls of a swimming pool or other concrete structures. Two different sized aggregate or abrasives are combined with a binder to provide an improved cleaning device....
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7039979 |
Apparatus for maintaining pressure on underwater vacuum cleaning device
Apparatus for maintaining pressure on a liquid pool cleaning device has an object for attachment to the liquid pool cleaning device, the object having first and second surfaces, the first surface...
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6984315 |
Pool cleaning device
A swimming pool cleaning apparatus that includes a housing with a substantially hollow cavity that runs along the longitudinal axis of the housing; a handle means mounted to the housing for...
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6979400 |
Automatic swimming pool cleaners with shaped floats and water-temperature or -pressure indicators and water-circulation systems incorporating such indicators
Mobile apparatus, typically in the form of automatic swimming pool cleaners, capable of indicating temperatures (or pressures) of the pool water in which they are deployed are discussed. The...
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6965814 |
Pool cleaning apparatus
A system for determining the effectiveness of the filtering and maneuverability of a robot for cleaning swimming pools, the robot includes a robot propelling motor, at least one water pump having...
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6954960 |
Self-propelled running apparatus for cleaning immersed surface comprising detachable running member(s)
A self-propelled running apparatus for cleaning a surface immersed in a liquid, includes a tranverse running member having two ends through which it is mounted rotatable on a frame about a...
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6942790 |
Open-air filtration cleaning device for pools and hot tubs
An open-air filtration device cleans swimming pools and hot tubs in an efficient, reliable manner. An open-air filter with a suction chamber unit comprises two scrubbing brushes and an impeller...
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6939460 |
Portable electric pool cleaner
A hand-held, electrically-powered pool cleaner includes a body and a nozzle for suctioning pool water. The body has a filter, an impeller and motor, rechargeable batteries, and a handle for...
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6908550 |
Filter bag
A filter bag for a pool cleaning device includes a bag structure, formed of nylon mesh material, and a discharge opening, formed by a zipper. The zipper allows for temporary access to the interior...
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6895984 |
Pool cleaner deployment arrangement
In conjunction with a pool cleaning apparatus having a flexible hose supported by floats, an apparatus for deploying the hose into the pool includes at least one tube through which the hose...
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6877452 |
Boat cleaning assembly
A marine vessel cleaning assembly ( 1 ) comprising cleaning means ( 5, 6 ) and displacement means ( 17 a , 17 b ) supported on a framework ( 18 ) for location under the water, the cleaning means...
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6854148 |
Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner
A four-wheel pool cleaner ( 20 ) motivated by water flow to move along a pool surface, and having: a body ( 24 ); the four wheels rotatably mounted thereon and including two sets of two wheels ( 22...
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6842931 |
Submersible pool cleaner with integral rechargeable battery
A submersible robotic pool cleaner is provided with an integral sealed rechargeable battery and an inductive charging assembly, a first portion of which is mounted in the pool cleaner housing and...
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6840187 |
Device and method for cleaning parts of a boat immersed in water
An apparatus for cleaning the underwater portions of a boat having at least one cleaning unit with an ejection element for generating a jet of cleaning fluid under high pressure, and a manifold for...
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6834410 |
Device and method of assembling a submersible pool cleaner
A device is operably attached to a swimming pool cleaner for dislodging and permitting a steering of the swimming pool cleaner away from obstacles within a swimming pool. The device includes a...
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6820297 |
Friction support device for swimming pool center
A swimming pool cleaner is operable through a vibratory movement of its housing through a flow of water past a vibratory element carried within the housing. A friction support is carried by the...
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6817051 |
Guide apparatus for a workpiece having a porous surface coating and a method for the polishing of such a workpiece
The guide apparatus in accordance with the invention for the guiding of a workpiece ( 2 ), in particular of a rotationally asymmetrical workpiece ( 2 ), having a porous surface coating ( 3 ) in a...
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6815918 |
Pool cleaning method and apparatus
A method for cleaning the bottom of a pool uses an automated programmed pool cleaner capable of reversing movement and turning that is initially placed at an arbitrary location on the bottom of the...
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6811687 |
Vortex pool cleaner
The present invention aims at improving pool cleaners. The improved pool cleaners utilize toroidal vortex technology to provide efficient fluid flow in a sealed system. The sealed system prevents...
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6802963 |
Pool cleaner debris bag
A pool cleaner debris bag includes a body having a debris collection cavity, an upper end and a lower end, the lower end coupled to the pool cleaner to receive debris from the pool ejected by the...
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6792956 |
Floating bathtub or swimming pool cleaning device
The present invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for cleaning a liquid-containing vessel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device ( 1 ), suitable for cleaning liquid-containing...
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