Alopex Industries, Inc.

J Jesus Alanis

Paul Greskovics

Filter bag for swimming pool cleaners

Filter bag

An improved filter bag is provided for swimming pool cleaners and the like particularly of the type designed for travel along submerged pool surfaces to dislodge and collect debris. The filter bag is formed from an elongated stretch of porous fabric, such as nylon mesh, folded upon itself to define conforming left and right sidewalls joined by front and rear seams and a seamless upper end. The lower ends of the sidewalls are secured to a mounting collar which cooperates therewith to define an open mouth for entry of debris into the bag and means for attachment about the discharge end of a pool cleaner suction mast. Water and debris are drawn by the cleaner through the mounting collar into a primary flow chamber within a forward region of the filter bag and separated from a rear collection chamber by an upstanding divider seam which terminates below the seamless upper end of the bag. In use, upon forward travel of the pool cleaner within a swimming pool, water flows relatively efficiently through the primary flow chamber and exits the bag through the seamless upper end, while debris drawn upwardly within the primary flow chamber is guided rearwardly over the divider seam and settles within the rear collection chamber. A portion of the rear seam is defined by separable Velcro-type fastener strips to permit removal of debris from the collection chamber without requiring removal of the filter bag from the pool cleaner.

Filter bag for pool cleaners

An improved collection bag is provided for mounting onto a swimming pool cleaner of the type for traveling along submerged pool surfaces to dislodge and collect debris, wherein the improved collection bag is designed particularly for use in collecting relatively large debris, such as leaves, twigs, and the like. The collection bag is formed from relatively open mesh fabric to have a generally L-shaped configuration including a generally upright forward leg defining a lower open mouth for mounting onto the discharge end of a pool cleaner suction mast, and blending at its upper end with a generally horizontal rear leg releasably suspended from a water supply hose for the pool cleaner by a suspension strap. In use, water and debris suctioned by the pool cleaner flow upwardly into a forward flow chamber within the bag, with the debris guiding rearwardly incident to forward travel of the pool cleaner into a rear collection chamber within the bag rear leg for collection and storage. A split seam generally at the rear of the collection bag and defined, for example, by separable Velcro-type fastener strips may be opened to permit debris removal from the collection chamber without requiring bag removal from the pool cleaner.

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San Marcos, CA, United States of America

J Jesus Alanis