Automatic swimming pool cleaners and associated hoses
US8590088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/248
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Automatic pool cleaners and associated hoses are detailed. Hoses may contract and expand in use and include sections of differing compliancies. Such contractions and expansions may be intensified in more compliant portions and attenuated in less compliant portions. Also discussed are positive locking mechanisms for adjacent hose sections.
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