Patent ID: 6709581
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A cleaning device for a swimming pool filter of the flexible tube nest type comprising:(a) an outer tube; (b) an inner tube disposed inside the outer tube and spaced apart therefrom; (c) a plurality of apertures extending through said inner tube and circumferentially surrounding said inner tube near one end thereof; (d) a water source connected to one end of said outer tube; (e) an on-off water flow lever for controlling the flow of water to the outer tube such that the water will flow between said outer and said inner tubes, through said apertures in said inner tube, and impacting one flexible tube of said flexible tube nest thereby cleaning said flexible tube when said flexible tube is inserted into said inner tube; and, (f) said inner and said outer tubes are further spaced apart by means of a bushing having a lip inserted into one end of said outer tube opposite the end connected to said water source whereby said inner tube fits into and cooperates with said lip of said bushing and thereby keeping said outer and said inner tubes spaced apart.