Patent US3289216A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3289216A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Retractable swimming pool cleaner

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1965-02-09
•
Granted: 1966-12-06
•
Expires: 1985-02-09
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony Myron Philip
  • 👤 Ortega Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:08
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H4/00; E04H4/14; E04H4/16; E04H4/1681; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/6918; Y10T137/6932; Y10T137/6943; Y10T137/6947

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
IN A SWIMMING POOL CLEANER HAVING A FLOAT-SUPPORTED MOVABLE CONDUIT AND A FLEXIBLE HOSE SUBMERGIBLE IN THE POOL WATER AND HAVING ITS UPPER END COUPLED TO SAID CONDUIT FOR RECEIVING WATER THEREFROM, WATER DISCHARGING FROM ITS OTHER END SERVING TO DISLODGE DIRT FROM THE POOL WALLS AND BOTTOM AS THE HOSE MOVES IN SINUOUS RANDOM FASHION IN THE WATER, SAID CONDUIT BEING CONNECTED AT ITS ONE END TO A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED WATER AT THE EDGE OF THE POOL AND INCLUDING AT ITS OTHER END A LEADER ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUSLY MOVABLY CONTACT THE SIDE WALL DEFINING THE POOL PERIPHERY AND PROVIDED WITH A PROPULSION PORT COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONDUIT INTERIOR WHEREBY REACTIVE FORCE OF WATER FLOWING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE PORT SERVES TO PROPEL THE LEADER ASSEMBLY ALONG THE POOL SIDE WALL, THE PROVISION OF: MEANS RESILIENTLY BIASING THE CONDUIT INTO INOPERATIVE RETRACTED POSITION ADJACENT THE POOL SIDE WALL ADJOINING THE WATER SOURCE; AND MEANS ACTUATED BY THE PRESSURE OF WATER IN THE CONDUIT FOR OVERCOMING THE FORCE OF THE RESILIENTLY BIASING MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2845091A Cited
US2814529A Cited
US2979733A Cited
US3170180A Cited
US3225777A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-05 1970-06-06 1970-12-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-05 1974-06-06 1974-12-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-05 1978-06-06 1978-12-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag