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Automatic pool cleaner system utilizing electric and suction power

  • US 6,652,742 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2002
  • Issued: 11/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for cleaning the surface of a wall containing a water pool and/or the surface of said water pool, said apparatus comprising:

  • a cleaner body;

    a propulsion subsystem carried by said body for moving said body along a path adjacent to said wall surface and/or water surface;

    a cleaning subsystem carried by said body for collecting pool water as it moves along said path;

    an electric power source for supplying electric power to at least one of said subsystems;

    a suction power source for supplying suction power to at least one of said subsystems; and

    a level control subsystem carried by said body for producing a vertical force to selectively place said body either (1) proximate to said wall surface or (2) proximate to said water pool surface.

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