Patent ID: 6495931
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A combination unit for use in a water pool apparatus having a water basin and a water recirculation system, the water recirculation system comprising a pump, a filter and a heater, the combination unit comprising:(a) a first box defining a first enclosure, the first box housing the heater, the first box having a plurality of walls, including a connection wall with an interior surface and an exterior surface, the connection wall of the first box having a first moiety of an electrical connector disposed on its exterior surface, the first moiety of the electrical connector being electrically connected to the first enclosure; and (b) a second box attached to the first box, the second box defining a second enclosure, the second enclosure having an electrical circuit board disposed therein, the electrical circuit board having control circuitry for controlling the operation of the heater, the second box having a plurality of walls including a connection wall with an interior surface and an exterior surface, the connection wall of the second box having a second moiety of the electrical connector disposed on its exterior surface, the second moiety of the electrical connector being electrically connected to the electrical circuit board, the second moiety of the electrical connector being operatively connectable to the first moiety of the electrical connector by aligning the first moiety with the second moiety and by pressing the connection wall of the first box toward the connection wall of the second box, thereby connecting the electrical circuit board to the first enclosure.