EP3495587A3 - Swimming pool cleaner - Google Patents

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EP3495587A3
EP3495587A3 EP18207706.5A EP18207706A EP3495587A3 EP 3495587 A3 EP3495587 A3 EP 3495587A3 EP 18207706 A EP18207706 A EP 18207706A EP 3495587 A3 EP3495587 A3 EP 3495587A3
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swimming pool
pool cleaner
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Dieter J. Rief
Hans Rainer SCHILTZER
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Hayward Industries Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
    • E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
    • E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners

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  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)
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  • Farming Of Fish And Shellfish (AREA)
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Abstract

A swimming pool cleaner (100, 200) comprising:
• a body (10) having a debris inlet (11) and a debris outlet (12);
• a removable nozzle (30, 30A-C) within the debris inlet (11) to control debris-laden water flow; and
• a tool-free nozzle-mounting structure at the debris inlet (11) removably retaining the nozzle (30, 30A-C) within the debris inlet (11).
EP18207706.5A 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner Active EP3495587B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US13/627,637 US9593502B2 (en) 2009-10-19 2012-09-26 Swimming pool cleaner
PCT/US2013/061174 WO2014052234A2 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner
EP17181150.8A EP3266959B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner
EP13841082.4A EP2900888B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner

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EP13841082.4A Division EP2900888B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner
EP17181150.8A Division EP3266959B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner
EP17181150.8A Division-Into EP3266959B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner

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EP3495587A2 EP3495587A2 (en) 2019-06-12
EP3495587A3 true EP3495587A3 (en) 2019-06-26
EP3495587B1 EP3495587B1 (en) 2022-07-06

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EP18207706.5A Active EP3495587B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner
EP13841082.4A Active EP2900888B1 (en) 2012-09-26 2013-09-23 Swimming pool cleaner

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EP (3) EP3266959B1 (en)
AU (5) AU2013323858B2 (en)
BR (1) BR112015006816A2 (en)
CA (2) CA2885873C (en)
ES (3) ES2751879T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2014052234A2 (en)
ZA (1) ZA201502687B (en)

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AU2022200295A1 (en) 2022-02-10
EP2900888A2 (en) 2015-08-05
ZA201502687B (en) 2020-05-27
ES2655429T3 (en) 2018-02-20
AU2017279789B2 (en) 2020-02-06
ES2926835T3 (en) 2022-10-28
AU2020200411A1 (en) 2020-02-13
CA3050657A1 (en) 2014-04-03
WO2014052234A2 (en) 2014-04-03
AU2017279788B2 (en) 2020-02-06
EP3266959A3 (en) 2018-05-30
BR112015006816A2 (en) 2017-07-04
EP3266959B1 (en) 2019-07-31
AU2013323858B2 (en) 2017-10-26
EP2900888B1 (en) 2017-08-23
AU2017279789A1 (en) 2018-01-25
AU2013323858A1 (en) 2015-04-09
CA2885873C (en) 2019-09-10
EP2900888A4 (en) 2016-04-27
ES2751879T3 (en) 2020-04-02
CA3050657C (en) 2021-06-01
EP3495587B1 (en) 2022-07-06
CA2885873A1 (en) 2014-04-03
AU2017279788A1 (en) 2018-01-25
EP3266959A2 (en) 2018-01-10
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