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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, Belberaud, FR;
Inventor:
Arnaud Besnier, Beaupuy, FR;
Assignee:
ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE, Belberaud, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2006.01); B63H 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); B63H 11/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic swimming pool cleaner (APC) includes a body having a fluid outlet and a nozzle assembly for controlling an orientation of fluid flow exiting the fluid outlet. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle with a plurality of blades that are rotatable relative to the outlet. The nozzle assembly may also include an actuator and a transmitter for automatically rotating the blades and for automatically controlling the orientation of the fluid flow exiting the fluid outlet.