Patent ID: 9650799
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E04H

Claim:
1. A self-propelled cleaning apparatus for cleaning a sub-merged surface of a pool, comprising: a housing including a front portion, a rear portion substantially opposite the front portion, and first and second side portions disposed between the front and rear portions; a first support rotationally mounted to the first side portion and a second support rotationally mounted to the second side portion, wherein a rotational axis of the first support is substantially aligned with a rotational axis of the second support; at least one inlet and at least one outlet; at least one filter disposed in an interior of the housing, wherein the filter is in fluid communication with the at least one inlet; and an electric water pump disposed in the interior of the housing, the water pump configured to establish a flow path through at least a portion of the housing by drawing water and debris from the pool into the housing through the at least one inlet, directing water through the at least one filter, and discharging filtered water out of the housing to the pool through the at least one outlet; wherein the at least one outlet is configured to direct a pressurized stream of water at an acute angle with respect to the surface over which the apparatus moves.