TURBINE-DRIVEN AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS - Patent 1232314

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EP 1 232 314 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 00937905.8

(22)	Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E04H 4/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0014/772

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0102/7415 (19.04.2001 Gazette 2001/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

12.10.1999 US 158884 P
23.05.2000 US 575993

(71)	Applicants:
	Poolvergnuegen Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US) Wasser, Solomon P. 34731 Haifa (US) Rief, Manuela Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US) Rief, Rosemarie Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RIEF, Dieter, J. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US) RIEF, Manuela Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US) RIEF, Rosemarie Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US)

(74)	Representative: Fleck, Hermann-Josef, Dr.-Ing. et al
	Klingengasse 2 71665 Vaihingen/Enz 71665 Vaihingen/Enz (DE)

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