EP0476413A3 - An automatic swimming pool cleaner - Google Patents

An automatic swimming pool cleaner Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0476413A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: swimming pool; pool cleaner; automatic swimming; automatic; cleaner
Prior art date: 1990-09-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910114781

Other versions

EP0476413A2 (en

EP0476413B1 (en

Inventor

Dieter J. Rief

Herman E. Frentzel

Jerauld G. Wright

Paul Sebor

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sta Rite Industries LLC

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-09-21

Filing date

1991-09-02

Publication date

1992-06-17

1991-09-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1992-03-25 Publication of EP0476413A2 publication Critical patent/EP0476413A2/en

1992-06-17 Publication of EP0476413A3 publication Critical patent/EP0476413A3/en

1996-12-11 Application granted granted Critical

1996-12-11 Publication of EP0476413B1 publication Critical patent/EP0476413B1/en

2011-09-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
- E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
- E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
- E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners
- E04H4/1663—Self-propelled cleaners the propulsion resulting from an intermittent interruption of the waterflow through the cleaner
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
- E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
- E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
- E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)

EP91114781A 1990-09-21 1991-09-02 An automatic swimming pool cleaner Expired - Lifetime EP0476413B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US58642590A	1990-09-21	1990-09-21
US586425		1990-09-21

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0476413A2 EP0476413A2 (en)	1992-03-25
EP0476413A3 true EP0476413A3 (en)	1992-06-17
EP0476413B1 EP0476413B1 (en)	1996-12-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP91114781A Expired - Lifetime EP0476413B1 (en)	1990-09-21	1991-09-02	An automatic swimming pool cleaner

Country Status (9)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0476413B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU643831B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR9104046A (en)
CA (1)	CA2051936C (en)
DE (1)	DE69123524T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2096607T3 (en)
HK (1)	HK1008060A1 (en)
NZ (1)	NZ239886A (en)
ZA (1)	ZA917026B (en)

Families Citing this family (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5379473A (en) *	1990-09-21	1995-01-10	Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.	Automatic swimming pool cleaner
US5404607A (en) *	1992-05-11	1995-04-11	Sebor; Pavel	Self-propelled submersible suction cleaner
US5386607A (en) *	1992-02-28	1995-02-07	Sebor; Pavel	Ground engaging means for a submersible cleaning device
AU663921B2 (en) *	1992-02-28	1995-10-26	Pavel Sebor	Self propelled submersible suction cleaner
NZ245991A (en)	1992-02-28	1995-07-26	Pavel Sebor	Self-propelled submersible suction cleaner for use in swimming pools - method of cleaning using same
EP0559477B1 (en) *	1992-03-04	1998-12-02	Kreepy Krauly (Proprietary) Limited	Valve member for automatic pool cleaner
US5197158A (en) *	1992-04-07	1993-03-30	Philip L. Leslie	Swimming pool cleaner
US5664275A (en) *	1992-05-11	1997-09-09	Sebor; Pavel	Vibratory oscillator swimming pool cleaner employing means for facilitating self starting and for avoiding clogging
NZ502150A (en)	1997-07-11	2002-10-25	Moyra A Phillipson Family Trus	Submerged surface pool cleaning device
US6751822B2 (en)	1997-07-11	2004-06-22	Pavelssebor Family Trust	Submerged surface pool cleaning device
US6292969B1 (en) *	1997-08-21	2001-09-25	Oak Nominees (Pty) Ltd	Swimming pool cleaner
CN111820814B (en) *	2019-04-23	2022-12-27	博西华电器（江苏）有限公司	Brush head and cleaning equipment
USD1043011S1 (en) *	2022-07-14	2024-09-17	Ningbo Dongchuan Swimming Pool Equipment Co., Inc.	Pool vacuum head
USD1051532S1 (en) *	2022-07-25	2024-11-12	Ningbo Dongchuan Swimming Pool Equipment Co., Inc.	Pool vacuum head
USD1052836S1 (en) *	2023-03-07	2024-11-26	Matthew P. D'Aguanno	Pool vacuum head
USD1047329S1 (en) *	2023-05-10	2024-10-15	Ningbo Dongchuan Swimming Pool Equipment Co., Inc.	Pool vacuum head

Citations (6)

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DE2620119A1 (en) *	1976-05-06	1977-11-24	Chauvier Fernand L O J	Swimming pool wall and floor cleaning appts. - uses water circulating pump as power source and has two parallel supply tubes to cleaning head
US4275474A (en) *	1979-04-30	1981-06-30	Woodard Randle C	Vacuum head for swimming pool cleaning system
US4351077A (en) *	1979-12-18	1982-09-28	Hofmann Helmut J	Cleaning apparatus for submerged surfaces
FR2520422A1 (en) *	1982-01-26	1983-07-29	Tubsud Automation Sa	Cleaner for swimming pool - draws water through oscillating valve to drive wheel creating translational movement
DE3320922A1 (en) *	1983-06-09	1984-12-13	Peacock Investments (Proprietary) Ltd., Johannesburg, Transvaal	Suction cleaning head
FR2584442A1 (en) *	1985-07-02	1987-01-09	Puech Frederic	Apparatus for automatically cleaning a submerged surface

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CA1066462A (en) *	1975-02-25	1979-11-20	Fernand L.O.J. Chauvier	Apparatus for cleaning submerged surfaces

1991
- 1991-09-02 ES ES91114781T patent/ES2096607T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-09-02 EP EP91114781A patent/EP0476413B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-09-02 DE DE69123524T patent/DE69123524T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-09-04 ZA ZA917026A patent/ZA917026B/en unknown
- 1991-09-20 BR BR919104046A patent/BR9104046A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-09-20 AU AU84612/91A patent/AU643831B2/en not_active Expired
- 1991-09-20 CA CA002051936A patent/CA2051936C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-09-20 NZ NZ239886A patent/NZ239886A/en unknown
1998
- 1998-06-27 HK HK98107242A patent/HK1008060A1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2620119A1 (en) *	1976-05-06	1977-11-24	Chauvier Fernand L O J	Swimming pool wall and floor cleaning appts. - uses water circulating pump as power source and has two parallel supply tubes to cleaning head
US4275474A (en) *	1979-04-30	1981-06-30	Woodard Randle C	Vacuum head for swimming pool cleaning system
US4351077A (en) *	1979-12-18	1982-09-28	Hofmann Helmut J	Cleaning apparatus for submerged surfaces
FR2520422A1 (en) *	1982-01-26	1983-07-29	Tubsud Automation Sa	Cleaner for swimming pool - draws water through oscillating valve to drive wheel creating translational movement
DE3320922A1 (en) *	1983-06-09	1984-12-13	Peacock Investments (Proprietary) Ltd., Johannesburg, Transvaal	Suction cleaning head
FR2584442A1 (en) *	1985-07-02	1987-01-09	Puech Frederic	Apparatus for automatically cleaning a submerged surface

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2051936C (en)	1994-12-13
DE69123524D1 (en)	1997-01-23
CA2051936A1 (en)	1992-03-22
EP0476413A2 (en)	1992-03-25
EP0476413B1 (en)	1996-12-11
ZA917026B (en)	1992-05-27
DE69123524T2 (en)	1997-05-15
HK1008060A1 (en)	1999-04-30
AU8461291A (en)	1992-03-26
NZ239886A (en)	1994-08-26
BR9104046A (en)	1992-06-02
ES2096607T3 (en)	1997-03-16
AU643831B2 (en)	1993-11-25

Publication	Publication Date	Title
ZA895548B (en)	1990-07-25	An automatic swimming pool cleaner
ZA894904B (en)	1990-03-28	An automatic,self-propelled cleaner for swimming pools
ZA928984B (en)	1994-05-20	Improvements in automatic pool cleaners
EP0476413A3 (en)	1992-06-17	An automatic swimming pool cleaner
ZA948386B (en)	1995-06-27	Automatic swimming pool cleaner
AU122278S (en)	1994-12-29	Automatic swimming pool cleaner
IL94849A0 (en)	1991-04-15	Swimming aid
AU2836389A (en)	1990-02-22	An automatic swimming pool cleaner
CA64755S (en)	1989-11-14	An automatic swimming pool cleaner
CA64787S (en)	1989-11-21	Automatic swimming pool cleaner
EP0505219A3 (en)	1992-12-09	Automatic pool cleaners
ZA915471B (en)	1993-01-27	Pool cleaner
GB9002271D0 (en)	1990-03-28	Swimming pool cleaner
CA67190S (en)	1990-10-22	Component for a swimming pool cleaner
ZA905352B (en)	1991-09-25	Swimming pool cleaner
GB8903689D0 (en)	1989-04-05	Swimming pool cleaner
AU112431S (en)	1991-10-16	Swimming pool part
GB9021332D0 (en)	1990-11-14	Pool cleaner
ZA896105B (en)	1990-05-30	Swimming pool cleaner
AU644461B2 (en)	1993-12-09	Swimming pool
CA67767S (en)	1991-01-08	Component for a swimming pool cleaner
ZA858464B (en)	1986-06-25	An accessory for an automatic swimming pool cleaner
ZA909873B (en)	1991-09-25	Swimming pool fence
ZA894465B (en)	1990-02-28	Accessory and apparatus for automatic swimming pool cleaners
AU1317392A (en)	1992-09-24	Improvements in automatic pool cleaners

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1992-02-07	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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1994-03-09	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19940124
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1996-08-14	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: STA-RITE INDUSTRIES, INC.
1996-08-14	RIN1	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)	Inventor name: FRENTZEL, HERMAN E. Inventor name: SEBOR, PAUL Inventor name: RIEF, DIETER J. Inventor name: WRIGHT, JERAULD G.
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