Patent ID: 7029583

Claim:
In combination: a pool cleaner; a filter bag for removable mounting onto said pool cleaner, said filter bag further including a leash member; a supply hose for coupling said pool cleaner to a flow of water; and a support clasp for removably supporting said leash member relative to said supply hose; said support clasp including a split collar defining an open bore and a pair of free ends, said split collar being sufficiently resilient to accommodate separation of said free ends for mounting of said collar slidably onto said supply hose; said support clasp further including first and second clasp arms extending generally from said collar free ends, said first clasp arm including a generally radially outwardly projecting outboard segment having a laterally extending boss formed thereon, and said second clasp arm including a generally radially outwardly extending outboard segment having a laterally open lock port formed therein; said outboard segments of said first and second clasp arms being movable between an unlocked position in generally overlying face-to-face relation with said boss projecting in a direction away from said lock port, and a crossed over interlocked position with said boss projecting through said lock port, said boss being receivable through an open port defined by said leash member for retaining said leash member between said outboard segments of said first and second clasp arms when said clasp arms are in said interlocked position.