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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Michael Edward Moore, Johannesburg, ZA;
Hendrikus Johannes van der Meijden, Midrand, ZA;
ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, LLC, Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Swimming pool cleaners are detailed with filtration components attached at the rears of their bodies. At least some of the components may be external to a body, rather than within it, so as to provide greater surface area for filtered water to exit. They also may allow users to view the quantity of debris trapped in the filter without having to dissemble the cleaner. By contrast with many existing external filter bags, moreover, the components need not protrude materially above (or below) the heights of the bodies, hence avoiding creation of hydraulic drag as the cleaners move within pools, spas, or other liquid-containing vessels.