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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Brian H. Phillipson, Longwood, FL (US);
Paul Sebor, Heathrow, FL (US);
Daniela Sebor, Heathrow, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A swimming pool cleaning device for automatically cleaning a submerged surface includes a forwardly inclined housing forming a flow passage including a flow control valve. A flexible planar disc extends around an inlet to the flow passage for engaging the surface to be cleaned. The flexible planar member includes slits extending from the peripheral edge inward toward the central opening to form a pedal-like segmented flange for splaying of each segment in response to travel of the cleaner over an irregularly contoured surface and facilitate an effective frictional contact with the surface. A steering mechanism driven by fluid flow through the housing causes the housing to rotate about the planar disc.