Scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner
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1. A scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner, the scrubber assembly comprising:
- a center shaft;
a rotary cylinder positioned around the center shaft and including an internal spur gear profile;
a first pinion gear engagable with the internal spur gear profile of the rotary cylinder and aligned off-center from the center shaft; and
a first end bracket coupled to a first end of the center shaft and rotatable about the first pinion gear.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner comprising a center shaft and a rotary cylinder positioned around the center shaft and including an internal spur gear profile. The scrubber assembly further includes a first pinion gear engagable with the internal spur gear profile of the rotary cylinder and aligned off-center from the center shaft and a first end bracket coupled to a first end of the center shaft and rotatable about the first pinion gear.
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1. A scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner, the scrubber assembly comprising:
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a center shaft; a rotary cylinder positioned around the center shaft and including an internal spur gear profile; a first pinion gear engagable with the internal spur gear profile of the rotary cylinder and aligned off-center from the center shaft; and a first end bracket coupled to a first end of the center shaft and rotatable about the first pinion gear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner, the scrubber assembly comprising:
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a center shaft; a rotary cylinder positioned around the center shaft and including a bristle and an internal spur gear profile; a first pinion gear engagable with the internal spur gear profile of the rotary cylinder and positioned off-center from the center shaft; an external spur gear engaged with the first pinion gear, the external spur gear adapted for engagement with inner teeth of a front wheel assembly of a pool cleaner to follow forward and backward movement of the front wheel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A scrubber assembly for a pool cleaner, the scrubber assembly comprising:
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a scrubber including a radially internal gear profile and radially external bristles opposite the radially internal gear profile; a first gear engaging the internal gear profile; a second gear disposed outside of the scrubber; and a shaft, the first gear and the second gear to rotate with the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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