Patent ID: 6292969
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A pool cleaner comprising:a unitary one piece body with first and second non-coaxial passages that extend through the body with an inlet to the first and second passages and an outlet from the first and second passages at respective opposed ends of the passages,each of the first and second passages being selected from the following two constructions, (1) passage A with a minimum cross-sectional area at a position between the inlet and the outlet and with a cross-sectional area monotonically increasing in magnitude in each direction extending away from the position towards each respective end of the passage A, and (2) passage B with a minimum cross-sectional area at one end of the passage B and with a cross-sectional area monotonically increasing in magnitude in a direction extending away from the one end of the passage B towards an opposed end of the passage B;a chamber adjacent to the inlet; anda water flow interrupting device in the chamber.