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EP 1 947 266 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30 |
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Date of filing: 03.08.2006 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE
SI SK TR |
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AL BA HR MK RS |
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Priority: |
04.08.2005 US 196737
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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06766211.4 / 1915496 |
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Applicant: Maytronics Ltd. |
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19350 D.N. Kibbutz (IL) |
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Inventor: |
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- GARTI, Efraim
30900, Zichron Yaakov (IL)
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Representative: Minoja, Fabrizio |
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Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l.
Via Plinio, 63
20129 Milano
20129 Milano (IT) |
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(57) A pool cleaning robot (10) comprising two side panels (14) and a front end therebetween
and being adapted for moving generally parallel to the side panels. The robot is adapted
for moving in a first direction which is perpendicular to an expected sidewall of
the pool, and capable of moving in a second direction which is oriented at an acute
angle to the first direction. At least one of the side panels comprises at least one
projection (132) whose leading area is disposed remote from the robot and projects
beyond any other part of the robot in the first direction, at least when the front
end of the robot faces in the second direction.