Hand-held pool cleaner

1. A hand-held submersible electrically-powered pool cleaner comprising:

a nozzle;

a toroidal body having:

a carrying handle for carrying manipulating and directing the cleaner during use with the carrying handle being integrally formed from an upper portion of the toroidal body and an opening through the toroidal body;

impeller means and drive motor, and

a filter;

said toroidal body having an intake opening in fluid communication with the nozzle, wherein said impeller means draws pool water through the nozzle and filter to remove dirt and debris from the pool water.

2. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the impeller means includes:

four blades equally spaced angularly about a central axis.

3. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the impeller means includes:

a plurality of blades equally spaced angularly about a central axis, wherein each blade forms a substantially circular arc.

4. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the impeller means includes:

a front plate having an impeller opening therethrough for the inflow of water;

a rear plate; and

a plurality of blades equally spaced angularly about a central axis and mounted between the front and rear plates, with consecutive pairs of blades forming a respective channel in fluid communication with the impeller opening to expel the drawn in pool water.

5. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the impeller means includes:

a front plate having an impeller opening therethrough having a diameter of about 1 inch for the inflow of water;

a rear plate; and

four blades equally spaced angularly about a central axis, each blade forming a substantially circular arc having a center of curvature positioned about 0.552 inches from the central axis.

6. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the toroidal body further includes:

a tapered filter housing, wherein the filter is disposed within the tapered filter housing; and

wherein the tapered filter housing in conjunction with the impeller means draw the pool water with a cyclonic flow within the filter for maximizing the retention of the dirt and debris from the pool water.

7. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising:

a nozzle housing having the nozzle attached thereto; and

a filter housing; and

wherein the filter includes:

a filter mesh; and

a seal including a first channel for engaging a rim of the filter housing.

8. The pool cleaner of claim 7 , wherein the seal includes a second channel for engaging a rim of the nozzle housing.

9. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the toroidal body includes:

a housing retaining the impeller means, the drive motor, and the filter.

10. The pool cleaner of claim 9 , wherein the housing is composed of a pair of removably detachable members.

11. The pool cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the removably detachable members can be selective chosen by the user based on shape or color.

12. The pool cleaner of claim 9 , wherein the housing includes:

a plurality of openings therethrough permitting the flow of water.

13. The pool cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of openings includes at least one output port substantially adjacent to the impeller means for the outflow of filtered water therefrom.

14. The pool cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of openings are decorative.

15. The pool cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising:

a power source;

switch means; and

an activation knob for physically contacting the switch means, wherein rotation of the activation knob to a predetermined position engages the switch means to supply power from the power source to the driver motor to activate the drive motor.

16. The pool cleaner of claim 15 , further comprising:

a knob receiving slot for removably retaining the activation knob; and

a charging port connected to the power source for receiving a charging device to charge the power source, wherein the charging port is positioned within the knob receiving slot such that when the activation knob is positioned therein, access to the charging port is blocked, thereby preventing charging of the power sourced during operation of the drive motor.

17. The pool cleaner of claim 15 , further comprising:

indicia disposed on an exterior of the toroidal body substantially adjacent to the activation knob for indicating the predetermined position corresponding to activation of the drive motor.

18. A hand-held submersible electrically-powered pool cleaner comprising:

a nozzle;

a toroidal body having:

a carrying handle for carrying manipulating and directing the cleaner during use with the carrying handle being integrally formed from an upper portion of the toroidal body and an opening through the toroidal body;

an impeller and drive motor, and

a tapered filter housing;

a filter disposed within the tapered filter housing;

said toroidal body having an intake opening in fluid communication with the nozzle, wherein said impeller means draws pool water through the nozzle and filter to remove dirt and debris from the pool water; and

wherein the tapered filter housing in conjunction with the impeller draw the pool water with a cyclonic flow within the filter for maximizing the retention of the dirt and debris from the pool water.

19. A hand-held submersible electrically-powered pool cleaner comprising:

a nozzle housing having a nozzle;

a toroidal body having:

a carrying handle for carrying manipulating and directing the cleaner during use with the carrying handle being integrally formed from an upper portion of the toroidal body and an opening through the toroidal body;

an impeller and drive motor; and

a filter housing; and

a filter having:

a filter mesh; and

a seal including a first channel for engaging a rim of the filter housing;

said toroidal body having an intake opening in fluid communication with the nozzle, wherein said impeller means draws pool water through the nozzle and filter to remove dirt and debris from the pool water.

20. The pool cleaner of claim 19 , wherein the seal includes a second channel for engaging a rim of the nozzle housing.