Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
In a pool cleaning apparatus having positive buoyancy and propelled motion when positioned in a swimming pool, apparatus for permitting unimpeded motion under a floating pool cover, comprising: at least one inverted caster in overlying arrangement to said pool cleaning apparatus, said caster having a substantially vertical axis for pivotal movement of said caster around said axis at least one of said casters including a ramp to permit said caster to move under obstructions in said cover; and a roller mounted to said caster to permit said pool cleaning apparatus to move under and in contact with said cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
In a pool cleaning apparatus having positive buoyancy and propelled motion when positioned in a swimming pool, apparatus for permitting unimpeded motion under a floating pool cover, comprising: at least one inverted caster in overlying arrangement to said pool cleaning apparatus, said caster having a substantially vertical axis for pivotal movement of said caster around said axis at least one of said casters including a ramp to permit said caster to move under obstructions in said cover; and a roller mounted to said caster to permit said pool cleaning apparatus to move under and in contact with said cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein at least one said caster includes a fairing for containing the caster and the buoyant portions of said pool cleaning apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said pool cleaning apparatus includes first and second floats with first and second inverted casters thereover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 3 and including a streamlined housing connecting said first and second casters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
In combination with a water filled swimming pool containing a floating vehicle for movement on the surface and cleaning said pool and a cover disposed over the surface of said pool and floating vehicle, the improvement in said floating vehicle including: at least one inverted caster in overlying arrangement to said floating vehicle, said caster having a substantially vertical axis for pivotal movement of said caster against the under surface of said cover said caster including a ramp to permit said caster to move under obstructions in said cover; and a roller mounted to said caster for trailing said axis in contact with the underside of said pool cover in weather vane fashion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
In combination with a water filled swimming pool containing a floating vehicle for movement on the surface and cleaning said pool and a cover disposed over the surface of said pool and floating vehicle, the improvement in said floating vehicle including: at least one inverted caster in overlying arrangement to said floating vehicle, said caster having a substantially vertical axis for pivotal movement of said caster against the under surface of said cover said caster including a ramp to permit said caster to move under obstructions in said cover; and a roller mounted to said caster for trailing said axis in contact with the underside of said pool cover in weather vane fashion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein said caster includes a stream lined fairing for containing the caster and the buoyant portions of said floating vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention of claim 6 wherein one of said casters includes a roller in a recess of said caster, said recess defining an aperture for exit of captured debris.