REAR-ORIENTED DEBRIS CANISTER

摘要

Swimming pool cleaners are detailed with filtration components attached at the rears of their bodies. At least some of the components may be external to a body, rather than within it, so as to provide greater surface area for filtered water to exit. They also may allow users to view the quantity of debris trapped in the filter without having to dissemble the cleaner. By contrast with many existing external filter bags, moreover, the components need not protrude materially above (or below) the heights of the bodies, hence avoiding creation of hydraulic drag as the cleaners move within pools, spas, or other liquid-containing vessels.

主权项

1. An automatic swimming pool cleaner comprising:
a. a body having (i) a water inlet and (ii) a rear area; and b. a debris canister connected to the body at the rear area and having at least a portion external to the body configured so that water having entered the body through the water inlet returns to a swimming pool therethrough when the automatic swimming pool cleaner is in use.