Pool Cleaner Filter Medium
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor.
1 . A filter medium for a pool cleaner, comprising:
a body having a first side and a second side, the body being formed of a filter material; and
a first plurality of embossments formed in the body, the first plurality of embossments forming a first plurality of convexities extending from the first side of the body and a first plurality of concavities extending into the second side of the body, the first plurality of concavities and the first plurality of convexities providing flow channels for water to flow through when debris is attached to the body.
2 . The filter medium of claim 1 , comprising a second set of embossments formed in the body, the second set of embossments forming a second plurality of convexities extending from the second side of the body and a second plurality of concavities extending into the first side of the body, the first and second plurality of concavities and the first and second plurality of convexities providing flow channels for water to flow through when debris is attached to the body.
3 . The filter medium of claim 2 , wherein the first and second plurality of embossments are formed in the body with (a) the convexities of the first plurality of convexities of the first plurality of embossments being adjacent to the concavities of the second plurality of concavities of the second plurality of embossments, and (b) the convexities of the second plurality of convexities of the second plurality of embossments being adjacent the concavities of the first plurality of concavities of the first plurality of embossments.
4 . The filter medium of claim 1 , wherein the filter material is one of a fabric mesh, a plastic mesh, a molded mesh, foam, or a coarse screening media.
5 . The filter medium of claim 1 , wherein the body has an arcuate shape and is configured to be connected to a support structure.
6 . The filter medium of claim 1 in combination with the pool cleaner.