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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Maytronics Ltd., Kibutz Yizrael, IL;
Boaz Ben Dov, Ram On, IL;
Leo Hershzenhaut, Haifa, IL;
Maytronics Ltd., Kibutz Yizrael, IL;
Abstract
A pool related platform that may include (i) a drive mechanism for moving the pool related platform; (ii) a housing that has a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening; (iii) a filtering unit that comprises a filtering element; (iv) a fluid flow mechanism for inducing a flow of fluid through the filtering unit in a first direction during a filtering process, and for inducing a flow of the fluid through the filtering element at another direction during a backwash process; (v) an entrapment cell; and (vi) a flow control unit that comprises a flow control element and an inlet that is maintained open during the filtering process and the backwash process; wherein the flow control unit is configured to allow debris and fluid from the filtering unit to enter the entrapment cell, and is configured to substantially prevent a flow of fluid and debris from the entrapment cell to the filtering unit.