Filtering system for a pool or spa

• US 6,797,164 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2004
• Issued: 09/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maax Spas Industries Corp. (American Bath Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: A.H. Equipment Corp.
• Inventors: Leaverton, Gregg
• Primary Examiner(s): POPOVICS, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US10/760,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20040149666A1
• Time in Patent Office: 253 Days
• Field of Search: 210/169, 210/237, 210/342, 210/416.2, 210/470, 210/483, 210/484, 210/485, 210/497.01, 450/7
• US Class Current: 210/167.12
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/0415 Details of supporting structures
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 29/27 Filter bags
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/00 Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/001 Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/004 using large scale industrial sized filters
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/026 Treating water for medical or cosmetic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/42 from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/006 Cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1209 Treatment of water for swimming pools filters B01D

Abstract

A filtering system for a spa or pool that includes a closed filtering tank which houses a filter having a filter body which receives a filter bag having a sheath encompassing the exterior of the filter body and a pocket extending inwardly from the front end of the sheath into the filter. An O-ring encircles the upper portion of the filter bag to releasably retain such bag to the filter body during operation of the spa water circulation system. A pump is provided to force water from the spa or pool into the filtering tank, through the filter body and back into the spa or pool.

Claims

1. A filtering system for a spa or pool, comprising;

a closed filtering tank that includes a cylinder which extends upwardly from a manifold having an outlet passage and an inlet passage;

a pump having a suction side and a discharge side;

a filter body in the filtering tank that includes a vertically extending cylinder having a water inlet opening at its upper end and a water discharge orifice at its lower end, the sides of such cylinder being formed with auxiliary water inlet openings;

a filter bag having a cylindrical sheath which extends upwardly from the lower end of the filter body to the upper end of such filter body, the sheath encompassing the exterior of the filter body, such filter bag also being formed with a pocket that extends concentrically downwardly from the upper end of the sheath downwardly into the filter body from the spa water inlet with the pocket'"'"'s bottom end being substantially adjacent to and above the water discharge orifice, and the discharge orifice of the filter body being connected to the outlet passage of the manifold, with the lower end of the filtering tank being connected to the inlet passage of the manifold; and

piping disposed between the outlet passage of the manifold and the inlet passage of the manifold and the spa or pool and the pump whereby upon operation of the pump water is drawn from the spa or pool into the filtering tank and then back into the pool.

2. A filtering system as set forth in claim 1 which further includes a handle on the filter bag for removing the filter bag from the confines of the filter body.

3. A filtering system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the filter body discharge orifice is smaller than the filter body spa water inlet opening whereby spa water flowing through the filter body form a vortex that traps debris which is too large to pass through the filter bag pocket within the pocket.

4. A filtering system as set forth in claim 1 which further includes a support ring which is attached to the sheath to abut the end of the filter body adjacent the spa water inlet opening of such filter body.

5. A filtering system as set forth in claim 1 which further includes a retainer removable securing the filter bag upon the filter body;

and with the filter body discharge opening being connectible with the suction end of the water circulation system pump whereby upon operation of the pump water is drawn from said body of water into the first-mentioned water inlet opening, and the auxiliary water inlet openings, through the filter bag and then out of the water discharge opening of the filter.

6. A filtering system as set forth in claim 5 wherein the retainer is an O-ring removably positioned around the upper outer portion of the bag.