Patent ID: 8505142

Claim:
A baseplate inlet extension member for a self-propelled robotic pool cleaner having a baseplate with a substantially planar exterior surface and one or more water inlet openings, the baseplate inlet extension member comprising: at least one wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, the at least one wall configured in size and shape to a correspondingly configured one of the water inlet openings formed in the baseplate of the pool cleaner; the at least one wall of the baseplate inlet extension member extending substantially perpendicular from the substantially planar exterior surface of the baseplate in a direction towards a distally adjacent pool surface over which the pool cleaner moves in normal operation and terminating in a rim portion that defines an outwardly extending flange to engage the exterior surface of the baseplate when the extension member is positioned in the corresponding inlet opening, wherein the inner surface of the at least one wall defines an inlet extension that extends from the exterior surface of the baseplate for drawing water through the baseplate inlet extension member; and the rim portion including one or more projecting clips extending in a direction towards the planar exterior surface of the baseplate, each projecting clip having at least one outwardly extending mounting member which engages the baseplate water inlet opening, the baseplate inlet extension member having a predetermined depth to avoid contacting the distally adjacent pool surface during normal operation of the pool cleaner.