Hand propelled swimming pool cleaner

Claim 1

A submergible swimming pool cleaner comprising, a wheeled frame means, a motor driven pump means on said frame means having a water intake means, a filter means on said frame means in fluid communication with said water intake means for trapping water-borne particles in the water passing therethrough, an elongated handle means operatively connected to said frame means extending upwardly therefrom to permit a person at poolside to manually move the cleaner along the bottom of the pool, said frame means comprising a bottom portion spaced above the floor of the pool, a cylindrical housing extending upwardly from said bottom portion and having upstanding spaced apart outer and inner wall portions, said housing having a top portion extending over the upper ends of its said inner and outer wall portions, said filter means being cylindrical in shape and positioned in said housing between said inner and outer wall portions thereof, said filter means having an outer wall portion, said filter means having a diameter less than said housing so that the outer wall portion of said filter means is spaced inwardly of said outer wall portion of said housing to define an enclosed compartment area therebetween, said filter means having an inner wall portion positioned adjacent the inner wall portion of said housing, said inner wall portion of said housing having a plurality of discharge openings formed therein in communication with said filter means in said compartment area, said water Intake means being an intake port formed in said bottom portion, said water intake means being in fluid communication with said compartment area so that the water will be drawn inwardly through said intake port by said pump means into said compartment area thence through said filter means and outwardly through said discharge openings.