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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Hendrikus Johannes Van Der Meijden, Midrand, ZA;
Michael Edward Moore, Johannesburg, ZA;
Inventors:
Hendrikus Johannes Van Der Meijden, Midrand, ZA;
Michael Edward Moore, Johannesburg, ZA;
Assignee:
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Separate covers for protruding portions of discs of automatic swimming pool cleaners are addressed. The covers may be placed onto protrusions, such as fins, and removed from the fins as needed. Version of the covers are made of material more rigid and having lower coefficient of friction than the fins to discourage lateral bending of the fins and decrease frictional contact of the fins with pool surfaces.