AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF

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EP 4 056 788 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/50

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	14.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/37

(21)	Application number: 22170584.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.2020

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E04H 4/16^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	E04H 4/1654

(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

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Priority:

22.04.2019 US 201962837017 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	20722957.6 / 3935242

(71)	Applicant: Zodiac Pool Systems LLC
	Carlsbad, CA 92010 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BORG, Dustin Poway, CA 92064 (US) LISS, Brian San Marcos, CA 92069 (US)

(74)	Representative: Ipside
	6, Impasse Michel Labrousse 31100 Toulouse 31100 Toulouse (FR)

(54)	AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF

(57) Automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) are detailed herein. The APCs may include features designed to avoid, or reduce adverse effects of, clogging by debris. They also may include easily-removable fluid-powered motors should clogging nevertheless occur. The APCs may also include improved motive assemblies that help the APCs move about the swimming pool or other body of water without interruption.

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