Pool cleaning device

A pool cleaning device includes a housing assembly that has a base portion. The foot portion is for resting on a deck of a pool. A handle member slidably extends through the base portion of the housing assembly. The handle is to be gripped by hands of a user. The handle member is linearly oscillatable along an axis of the handle member. A head assembly is coupled to the handle member. The head assembly is positioned below the housing assembly such that the head assembly engages the walls of the pool. The head assembly is for facilitating cleaning of the walls of the pool when the handle member is oscillated along the axis of the handle member.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to pool cleaning devices and more particularly pertains to a new pool cleaning device for allowing a user to easily apply clean solution to a side of the pool at the water line and scrub off the liner above the water line.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The use of pool cleaning devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, pool cleaning devices heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.

While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new pool cleaning device. The inventive device includes a housing assembly that has a base portion. The foot portion is adapted for resting on a deck of a pool. A handle member slidably extends through the base portion of the housing assembly. The handle is adapted to be gripped by hands of a user. The handle member is linearly oscillatable along an axis of the handle member. A head assembly is coupled to the handle member. The head assembly is positioned below the housing assembly such that the head assembly engages the walls of the pool. The head assembly is adapted for facilitating cleaning of the walls of the pool when the handle member is oscillated along the axis of the handle member.

In these respects, the pool cleaning device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing a user to easily apply clean solution to a side of the pool at the water line and scrub off the liner above the water line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of pool cleaning devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new pool cleaning device construction wherein the same can be utilized for allowing a user to easily apply clean solution to a side of the pool at the water line and scrub off the liner above the water line.

The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new pool cleaning device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the pool cleaning devices mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new pool cleaning device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art pool cleaning devices, either alone or in any combination thereof.

To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a housing assembly that has a base portion. The foot portion is adapted for resting on a deck of a pool. A handle member slidably extends through the base portion of the housing assembly. The handle is adapted to be gripped by hands of a user. The handle member is linearly oscillatable along an axis of the handle member. A head assembly is coupled to the handle member. The head assembly is positioned below the housing assembly such that the head assembly engages the walls of the pool. The head assembly is adapted for facilitating cleaning of the walls of the pool when the handle member is oscillated along the axis of the handle member.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new pool cleaning device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the pool cleaning devices mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new pool cleaning device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art pool cleaning devices, either alone or in any combination thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a new pool cleaning device, which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new pool cleaning device, which is of a durable and reliable construction.

Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new pool cleaning device, which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new pool cleaning device for allowing a user to easily apply clean solution to a side of the pool at the water line and scrub off the liner above the water line.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new pool cleaning device, which includes a housing assembly that has a base portion. The foot portion is adapted for resting on a deck of a pool. A handle member slidably extends through the base portion of the housing assembly. The handle is adapted to be gripped by hands of a user. The handle member is linearly oscillatable along an axis of the handle member. A head assembly is coupled to the handle member. The head assembly is positioned below the housing assembly such that the head assembly engages the walls of the pool. The head assembly is adapted for facilitating cleaning of the walls of the pool when the handle member is oscillated along the axis of the handle member.

Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new pool cleaning device that allow a user to remove calcium, grime, or algae, from a pool wall without needing to enter the pool, kneel over the side of the pool, or empty the pool water.

Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new pool cleaning device that save the user time when cleaning the pool, allowing the user more time to enjoy the pool.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new pool cleaning device embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5 , the pool cleaning device 10 generally includes a housing assembly 11 that has a base portion 12 . The foot portion 13 is adapted for resting on a deck 14 of a pool 15 . A handle member 16 slidably extends through the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 . The handle member 16 is adapted to be gripped by hands of a user. The handle member 16 is linearly oscillatable along an axis of the handle member 16 . A head assembly 18 is coupled to the handle member 16 . The head assembly 18 is positioned below the housing assembly 11 such that the head assembly 18 engages the walls 19 of the pool 15 . The head assembly 18 is adapted for facilitating cleaning of the walls 19 of the pool 15 when the handle member 16 is oscillated along the axis of the handle member 16 .

The housing assembly 11 has support plate 20 . The support plate 20 outwardly extends from the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 . The support plate 20 is adapted for receiving a foot of the user. The support plate 20 is adapted for engaging the deck 14 of the pool 15 such that the support plate 20 supports the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 when the foot of the user engages the support plate 20 of the housing assembly 11 .

The support plate 20 of the housing assembly 11 has a depression 21 . The depression 21 extends into the support plate 20 from a leading edge 22 of the support plate 20 . The depression 21 of the support plate 20 is adapted for receiving the foot of the user such that the depression 21 inhibits the foot of the user from slipping off of the support plate 20 when the handle member 16 is linearly oscillated. The support plate 20 of the housing assembly 11 has a pad 23 . The pad 23 is positioned on an upper surface 24 of the support plate 20 . The pad 23 of the support plate 20 is adapted for frictionally enhancing contact between the foot of the user and the support plate 20 such that the pad 23 inhibits the foot of the user from slipping off of the support plate 20 when the handle member 16 is linearly oscillated.

The base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 has a plurality of rollers 25 . The rollers 25 are positioned within a channel 26 of the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 . Each of the rollers 25 engages a portion of the handle member 16 for extending through the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 . The rollers 25 are for facilitating oscillating movement of the handle member 16 with respect to the housing assembly 11 .

Each of the rollers 25 has a roller biasing member 27 . The roller biasing member 27 is positioned between an associated one of the rollers 25 and a perimeter wall 28 of the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 . The roller biasing member 27 of each of the rollers 25 is for biasing the associated one of the rollers 25 against the handle member 16 for facilitating oscillatory movement of the handle member 16 .

The housing assembly 11 has a pair of handle biasing members 29 . Each of the handle biasing members 29 is coupled between the base portion 12 of the housing assembly 11 and the handle member 16 . The handle biasing member 29 is for biasing the handle member 16 upwards after the user has pushed the handle member 16 down.

The handle member 16 has an offset portion 30 . The offset portion 30 is adapted to be gripped by the hands of the user. The offset portion 30 is offset such that the offset portion 30 is adapted for inhibiting the user from leaning over an edge of the pool 15 when the user is oscillating the handle member 16 . The handle member 16 has a locking aperture 31 . The locking aperture 31 is positioned proximate a lower end 32 of the handle member 16 .

The head assembly 18 has a mounting member 33 . The mounting member 33 of the head assembly 18 is received within a lumen 34 of the lower end 32 of the handle member 16 . The mounting member 33 of the head assembly 18 has a locking pin 35 . The locking pin 35 is biased outwardly from the mounting member 33 . The locking pin 35 is adapted to be engaged by one of the hands of the user such that the locking pin 35 may be pressed flush with the mounting member 33 for facilitating insertion and removal of the mounting member 33 of the head assembly 18 from the lumen 34 of the handle member 16 . The locking pin 35 is for engaging the locking aperture 31 of the handle member 16 for securing the head assembly 18 to the handle member 16 when the mounting member 33 of the head assembly 18 is inserted into the lumen 34 of the handle member 16 .

The head assembly 18 includes a scrubbing member 36 . The scrubbing member 36 is pivotally coupled to the mounting member 33 . The scrubbing member 36 is adapted for scrubbing debris from the walls 19 of the pool 15 when the user oscillates the handle member 16 . The scrubbing member 36 is pivotal with respect to the mounting member 33 when the scrubbing member 36 encounters changing angles of the walls 19 of the pool 15 .

The head assembly 18 has a fluid containment assembly 37 . The fluid containment assembly 37 is selectively coupled to the handle member 16 . The fluid containment assembly 37 is in fluid communication with a plurality of ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 such that the fluid containment assembly 37 is adapted for providing a cleaning liquid to the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 . The ports 38 are adapted for applying the cleaning liquid to an engaging surface of the scrubbing member 36 such that the cleaning liquid facilitates removal of debris from the walls 19 of the pool 15 when the user oscillates the handle member 16 .

The fluid containment assembly 37 includes a fluid container 39 . The fluid container 39 is in fluid communication with the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 . The fluid container 39 is adapted for holding cleaning fluid such that the fluid container 39 provides the cleaning fluid to the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 when the scrubbing member 36 is used for cleaning the walls 19 of the pool 15 . The fluid containment assembly 37 includes fluid conduit 40 . The fluid conduit 40 is coupled between the fluid container 39 and ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 . The fluid conduit 40 is adapted for permitting fluid communication between the fluid container 39 and the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 .

The fluid conduit 40 of the fluid containment assembly 37 has a bypass portion 41 . The bypass portion 41 is adapted for permitting the user to flush the cleaning liquid from the fluid conduit 40 when the user has finished using the scrubbing member 36 .

The fluid containment assembly 37 has a valve 42 . The valve 42 is in fluid communication between the fluid container 39 and the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 . The valve 42 controls fluid communication between the fluid container 39 and the ports 38 of the scrubbing member 36 .

In an alternate embodiment the head assembly 18 includes a mounting member 33 and at least one brush member 43 . The brush member 43 is coupled to the mounting member 33 . The mounting member 33 is coupled to the handle member 16 . The brush member 43 has a plurality of bristles 44 . The bristles 44 of the brush member 43 is adapted for engaging the surface of the wall 19 of the pool 15 such that the bristles 44 are for scrubbing debris from the walls 19 of the pool 15 when the handle member 16 is oscillated by the user.

In use, a user would add a predetermined type of cleaning fluid to the applicator bottle and attach one or two brushes, sponges, or other cleaning devices to the bottom of the pole. The user would position the tool along the pool edge with his foot stabilizing it in place. He could then guide the brushes along the pool walls of sides by moving the handle up and down through the rollers and spring mechanisms in the housing. To apply cleaning chemical directly to stains, the user would only need to adjust the check valve. The user could thereafter scrub the area with the brush and cleaning materials, as they safely stand on the pool deck.