Patent Application
20190128005
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The disclosure and prior art relates to cleaning devices and more particularly pertains to a new cleaning device for cleaning an above ground pool.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hose that may be fluidly coupled to an intake of a filtration unit of a pool thereby facilitating the filtration unit of the pool to generate suction in the hose. A first tube is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose to generate suction in the first tube when the hose is fluidly coupled to the intake. A plurality of second tubes is provided and each of the second tubes is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose to extend a length of the hose. A plurality of cleaning attachments is provided and each of the cleaning attachments is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose. Each the cleaning attachments is manipulated for cleaning an inside surface of a pool. A holding unit is provided and a pool filter is positioned thereon for cleaning the pool filter.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A first tube 26 is provided and the first tube 26 is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose 12. In this way the hose 12 communicates the suction to the first tube 26 when the hose 12 is fluidly coupled to the intake 14. The first tube 26 has a primary end 28 and a secondary end 30. Additionally, the first tube 26 has a first section 32 that is slidably coupled to a second section 34 such that the first tube 26 has a telescopically adjustable length. The first section 32 has an outside surface 36 and the outside surface 36 has a threaded portion 38 that is positioned adjacent to the primary end 28. The secondary end 30 selectively and insertably receives the coupler 24 on the hose 12 such that the first tube 26 is in fluid communication with the hose 12.
A plurality of second tubes 40 is provided and each of the second tubes 40 is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose 12 to extend a length of the hose 12. Each of the second tubes 40 has a primary end 42 and a secondary end 44. The secondary end 44 corresponding to each of the second tubes 40 has a receiver 46 coupled thereto. Moreover, the receiver 46 corresponding to each of the second tubes 40 selectively and insertably receives the coupler 24 on the hose 12. Thus, the corresponding second tube 40 is in fluid communication with the hose 12.
A plurality of cleaning attachments 48 is provided and each of the cleaning attachments 48 is selectively and fluidly coupled to the hose 12. Each of the cleaning attachments 48 is substantially hollow and each the cleaning attachments 48 is manipulated for cleaning an inside surface of a pool 18. The plurality of cleaning attachments 48 may include a pool cleaning brush, a suction nozzle that has a broadened end and a suction nozzle that has a narrow end.
A holding unit 50 is provided and a pool filter 52 is selectively positioned thereon for cleaning the pool filter 52 and the holding unit 50 is selectively coupled to the first tube 26. The holding unit 50 comprises a third tube 54 that has a first end 56 and a second end 58. The first end 56 threadably engages the threaded portion 38 of the first tube 26. The holding unit 50 includes a rod 60 that has a first end 62 and a second end 64. The rod 60 has a sequence of bends 66 thereon such that the rod 60 has an S-shape. Moreover, the first end 62 of the rod 60 is coupled to the second end of the third tube 54.
A disk 68 is coupled to the second end of the rod 60 and a column 70 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the disk 68. The column 70 may have the pool filter 52 positioned therearound having the pool filter 52 resting on the disk 68. The pool filter 52 may be a cylindrical pool filter of any conventional design. A spray nozzle 72 is provided in the spray nozzle 72 has a primary end 71 and a secondary end 73. Each of the primary end 71 and the secondary end 73 of the spray nozzle 72 are open and the primary end 71 of the spray nozzle 72 has a diameter that is less then a diameter of the secondary end 73 of the spray nozzle 72.
The secondary end 30 is selectively coupled to a fluid source such as a water hose 12 or the like. A valve 74 is coupled to the spray nozzle 72 and the valve 74 is selectively manipulated between on position and an off position. The valve 74 inhibits fluid from passing through the spray nozzle 72 when the valve 74 is in the off position. Additionally, the valve 74 allows fluid to pass through the spray nozzle 72 when the valve 74 is in the on position,
In use, the first end of the hose 12 is selectively coupled to the intake 14 of the filtration unit 16. Selected ones of the second tubes 40, the first tube 26, and the cleaning attachments 48 are selectively coupled to the coupler 24 on the hose 12 for cleaning the pool 18. The filtration unit 16 in the pool 18 facilitates suction to be generated without requiring additional equipment to be purchased for cleaning the pool 18. The holding unit 50 is selectively coupled to the first tube 26 for cleaning the pool filter 52. The pool filter 52 is positioned on the column 70 and the spray nozzle 72 is fluidly coupled to the fluid source. The spray nozzle 72 is manipulated to spray fluid on the pool filter 52 for cleaning the pool filter 52.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
