Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.

Nitin Aggarwal

Suresh Cherulassery Gopalan

Jayamurali Kaladharan

Leonard Richiuso

Brian King

Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner for use in a swimming pool or spa including a front wheel assembly and a scrubber assembly. The scrubber assembly is engagable with inner gear teeth of the front wheel assembly so that rotation of the front wheel assembly causes rotation of the scrubber assembly. The scrubber assembly includes at least one pinion gear and at least one end bracket rotatable about the at least one pinion gear to substantially lift the scrubber assembly over objects in the swimming pool or spa.

Pool cleaner with detachable scrubber assembly

Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for operating a pressure-driven pool cleaner. The system includes a hydraulic timer assembly and a venturi vacuum assembly. The method includes directing water to the hydraulic timer assembly and the venturi vacuum assembly, driving the pressure-driven pool cleaner with the hydraulic timer assembly according to a timed movement cycle including a combination of backward movement and forward movement, and suctioning debris with the venturi vacuum assembly. The venturi vacuum assembly is independent of the hydraulic timer assembly so that suctioning occurs during the backward movement and the forward movement.

Pool cleaner with hydraulic timer assembly

Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner including a supply mast, a distributor manifold, and a venturi vacuum assembly. The distributor manifold receives water from the supply mast and the venturi vacuum assembly is in fluid communication with the distributor manifold. The venturi vacuum assembly includes a suction mast, at least one first stage jet nozzle directed upward and into the suction mast, and at least one second stage jet nozzle positioned vertically above the at least one first stage jet nozzle and directed upward and into the suction mast.

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Haryana, India

Nitin Aggarwal