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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, Belberaud, FR;
Inventors:
Arnaud Besnier, Beaupuy, FR;
Louis Favie, Colomiers, FR;
Assignee:
ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE, Belberaud, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 103/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 2103/42 (2013.01); C02F 2201/005 (2013.01); C02F 2201/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bypass mechanisms especially useful for automatic swimming pool cleaners are described. Such a mechanism may facilitate climbing of generally vertical walls by the cleaners. When a cleaner is to be extracted from a swimming pool, the mechanism additionally may assist in draining water from within the body of the cleaner to facilitate extraction.