Automatic pool cleaner with flexible scrubbing panel
First Claim
1. An automatic pool cleaner comprising:
- a housing having a bottom, an outer surface and an interior;
at least two wheels connected to the housing and supporting the housing for rolling movement on a support surface with said bottom facing the support surface;
a propulsion system in said interior configured to move the pool cleaner along the support surface;
a suction inlet; and
a scrubbing panel connected to said housing,wherein said scrubbing panel comprises at least one flexible panel and a resilient stiffener connected to said at least one flexible panel and configured to bias a planar portion of said at least one flexible panel against the support surface when the at least two wheels support the housing on the support surface.
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Abstract
An automatic pool cleaner includes a housing having a bottom, an outer surface and an interior, at least two wheels connected to the housing and supporting the housing for rolling movement on a support surface with the bottom facing the support surface, a propulsion system in the interior configured to move the pool cleaner along the support surface, a suction inlet, and a scrubbing panel connected to the housing. The scrubbing panel includes at least one flexible panel and a resilient stiffener connected to the flexible panel that is configured to bias a planar portion of the flexible panel against the support surface when the wheels support the housing on the support surface.
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15 Claims
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1. An automatic pool cleaner comprising:
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a housing having a bottom, an outer surface and an interior; at least two wheels connected to the housing and supporting the housing for rolling movement on a support surface with said bottom facing the support surface; a propulsion system in said interior configured to move the pool cleaner along the support surface; a suction inlet; and a scrubbing panel connected to said housing, wherein said scrubbing panel comprises at least one flexible panel and a resilient stiffener connected to said at least one flexible panel and configured to bias a planar portion of said at least one flexible panel against the support surface when the at least two wheels support the housing on the support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An automatic pool cleaner comprising:
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a housing having a bottom, an outer surface and an interior; at least two wheels connected to the housing and supporting the housing for rolling movement on a support surface with said bottom facing the support surface; a propulsion system in said interior configured to move the pool cleaner along the support surface; a suction inlet; and means for scrubbing the support surface, said means for scrubbing being connected to said housing and having a planar face configured to contact the support surface when the at least two wheels support the housing on the support surface. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An automatic pool cleaner comprising:
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a housing having a bottom, an outer surface and an interior; at least two wheels connected to the housing and supporting the housing for rolling movement on a support surface with said bottom facing the support surface; a propulsion system in said interior configured to move the pool cleaner along the support surface; a suction inlet; a scrubbing panel comprising first and second non-metallic, overlapping sheets of open non-woven fibers and a resilient stiffener mounted between said first and second sheets for biasing a first portion of said scrubbing panel against the support surface; and a holder connecting said scrubbing panel to said housing, said holder comprising a channel portion receiving a first edge of said scrubbing panel and a portion of said resilient stiffener and a flange connected to said channel and mounted on said housing outer wall; wherein said scrubbing panel is configured such that, when said wheels support the housing on the support surface, a second portion of the scrubbing panel extends across a gap between the housing and the support surface and the first portion of the scrubbing panel overlies a portion of the support surface adjacent to the pool cleaner.
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Specification