(19)
(11) EP 3 266 959 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/02

(21) Application number: 17181150.8

(22) Date of filing: 23.09.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04H 4/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 26.09.2012 US 201213627637

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
13841082.4 / 2900888

(71) Applicant: Hayward Industries, Inc.
Elizabeth NJ 07201 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Rief, Dieter J.
    Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (US)
  • Schlitzer, Hans Rainer
    Rohnert Part, CA 94928 (US)

(74) Representative: Cross, James Peter Archibald et al
Maucher Jenkins 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ
London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

   


(54) SWIMMING POOL CLEANER


(57) A swimming pool cleaner (100) comprises a body (10) having a debris inlet (11) and a debris outlet (12); at least one pair of wheels (51) secured with respect to each side of the body (10) for moving the cleaner along an underwater pool surface (2) to clean debris therefrom; and a tool-free wheel-mounting assembly (50) including each of the wheels (51) having a ball bearing (52) which rotatably holds such wheel (51) on a non-rotating shaft (53) extending laterally from a respective side (15) of the cleaner body (10), each ball bearing (52) having an interior configuration (520) matching an exterior configuration (530) of the non-rotating shaft (53) in non-rotating engagement therewith.







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