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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hendrikus Johannes van der Meijden, Midrand, ZA;
Michael Edward Moore, Blairgowrie, ZA;
Bruce David Harbottle, Johannesburg, ZA;
Assignee:
ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC., Vista, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2013.01); E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); E04H 4/1663 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automatic pool cleaners (APCs) and components thereof are detailed. The APCs may turn feet, rather than entire bodies, to change direction and may provide water-flow paths through the bodies that are oriented vertically. Thus, unlike existing disc-based cleaners, the APCs may reduce influence of connected hoses on their movements within pools.