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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Hayward Industries, Inc., Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Graham Matthew Hayes, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Omar Enrique Osuna, Clemmons, NC (US);
John Reinhard Kruckeberg, Statesville, NC (US);
Armando Colimodio, Clemmons, NC (US);
Scott Lancaster, Lexington, NC (US);
Hayward Industries, Inc., Elizabeth, NJ (US);
Abstract
Improved electric cable swivel assemblies and related fabrication methods are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved electric cable swivel assemblies configured to reduce entanglement of swimming pool cleaner power cables, and related cable swivel fabrication methods. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides for a electric cable swivel assembly including a swivel body/housing that is configured and dimensioned to mount with respect to a first cable and a second cable. The swivel body/housing is configured to provide a continuous electrical contact between the first and second cables, wherein the first and second cables are generally axially rotatable relative to each other. Methods of overmolding and/or otherwise fabricating the swivel are disclosed herein.