IP Library Granted Patent US 8,252,176
Granted Patent B2
US 8,252,176 · App. 12/958,395 · Granted Aug 28, 2012

Pool cleaning vehicle having an advanced drain system

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Patent No.
US 8,252,176
App. No.
12/958,395
Granted
Aug 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a pool cleaning an electric pool cleaning vehicle having a drive assembly and including an advanced system for draining water from the vehicle as the vehicle is removed from a pool of water. The vehicle includes a housing defining a body shell and the body shell having an interior cavity and an electrical power cord to supply power to the vehicle having a connection point on the vehicle. A filtering system is located within the body cavity. The vehicle includes a drain door assembly and the drain door assembly has an inlet connected to the filtering system. A handle is located adjacent the electrical cord connection point, sized and shaped to easily lift the vehicle filled with water out of a pool and the drain door assembly being on an opposed portion of the vehicle from the handle.

Claims (6)

1. An electric pool cleaning vehicle having a drive assembly and including an advanced system for draining water from the vehicle as the vehicle is removed from a pool of water, the vehicle comprising:

the vehicle including a housing defining a body shell and the body shell having an interior cavity, a top, sides and a front and back and an electrical power cord to supply power to the vehicle having a connection point on the vehicle;

within the body cavity is located a filtering system and the vehicle including drain door assembly and the drain door assembly having an inlet connected to the filtering system;

a handle located adjacent the electrical cord connection point, sized and shaped to easily lift the vehicle filled with water out of a pool; and

the drain door assembly being on an opposed portion of the vehicle.

2. The pool cleaning vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when the vehicle is pulled out of the pool by the handle, the handle is on top and the drain door is on the bottom, allowing water to drain completely from the vehicle cavity.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 25, 2013
From: SMARTPOOL, INCORPORATED
To: SMARTPOOL LLC
Reel/Frame 029872/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2012
From: POOL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: SMARTPOOL, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 029451/0148 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2012
From: HUI, WING-KIN
To: POOL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029448/0391 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12116047 · May 6, 2008
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