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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter J Rief, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Herman E Frentzel, Sausalito, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sta-Rite Industries, Inc., Delavan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15-17 ;
Abstract
An automatic swimming pool cleaner of the type driven by water flow, having a housing forming a chamber open at its lower side, pivotable attachment of a hose, and a handle pivotably and detachably secured to the housing, such that the pool cleaner can be used manually or automatically as desired. Various embodiments of the invention include vibratory bristle drive to provide forward motion, directional change, rotational scrubbing, and/or vibratory scrubbing action for dual-use (automatic or manual) and manual cleaning apparatus.