EP0835357A4 - Automatisches schwimmbadreinigungssystem - Google Patents

Automatisches schwimmbadreinigungssystem

Info

Publication number: EP0835357A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: swimming pool; automatic swimming; cleaning system; pool cleaning; pool
Prior art date: 1995-06-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96923620A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0835357B1 (de

EP0835357A1 (de

Inventor

Melvyn L Henkin

Jordan Myron Laby

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-06-27

Filing date

1996-06-26

Publication date

1998-12-23

1996-06-26 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1998-04-15 Publication of EP0835357A1 publication Critical patent/EP0835357A1/de

1998-12-23 Publication of EP0835357A4 publication Critical patent/EP0835357A4/de

2003-09-17 Application granted granted Critical

2003-09-17 Publication of EP0835357B1 publication Critical patent/EP0835357B1/de

2016-06-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

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230000009182 swimming Effects 0.000 title abstract 2
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238000007654 immersion Methods 0.000 abstract 1
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Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
- E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
- E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
- E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
Cleaning In General (AREA)
Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
Cyclones (AREA)
Control Of Linear Motors (AREA)
Centrifugal Separators (AREA)

EP96923620A 1995-06-27 1996-06-26 Automatisches schwimmbadreinigungssystem Expired - Lifetime EP0835357B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US69995P	1995-06-27	1995-06-27
US699P		1995-06-27
PCT/US1996/011238 WO1997001689A1 (en)	1995-06-27	1996-06-26	Automatic swimming pool cleaning system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0835357A1 EP0835357A1 (de)	1998-04-15
EP0835357A4 true EP0835357A4 (de)	1998-12-23
EP0835357B1 EP0835357B1 (de)	2003-09-17

Family

ID=21692655

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96923620A Expired - Lifetime EP0835357B1 (de)	1995-06-27	1996-06-26	Automatisches schwimmbadreinigungssystem
EP97924612A Expired - Lifetime EP0912261B1 (de)	1995-06-27	1997-05-06	System mit positivem druck zum automatischen reinigen eines schwimmbeckens

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97924612A Expired - Lifetime EP0912261B1 (de)	1995-06-27	1997-05-06	System mit positivem druck zum automatischen reinigen eines schwimmbeckens

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP0835357B1 (de)
AT (1)	ATE250174T1 (de)
AU (2)	AU694971B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA2224980A1 (de)
CZ (1)	CZ417197A3 (de)
DE (1)	DE69630035D1 (de)
ES (2)	ES2207677T3 (de)
NZ (1)	NZ312536A (de)
WO (2)	WO1997001689A1 (de)
ZA (1)	ZA965475B (de)

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1996
- 1996-06-26 EP EP96923620A patent/EP0835357B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-26 NZ NZ312536A patent/NZ312536A/en unknown
- 1996-06-26 WO PCT/US1996/011238 patent/WO1997001689A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-06-26 AU AU64087/96A patent/AU694971B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1996-06-26 ES ES96923620T patent/ES2207677T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-26 DE DE69630035T patent/DE69630035D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-06-26 CA CA002224980A patent/CA2224980A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-06-26 AT AT96923620T patent/ATE250174T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1996-06-26 CZ CZ974171A patent/CZ417197A3/cs unknown
- 1996-06-27 ZA ZA9605475A patent/ZA965475B/xx unknown
1997
- 1997-05-06 WO PCT/US1997/007742 patent/WO1997049504A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-05-06 AU AU29993/97A patent/AU732034B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-05-06 ES ES97924612T patent/ES2263176T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-05-06 EP EP97924612A patent/EP0912261B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0912261B1 (de)	2006-04-26
WO1997049504A1 (en)	1997-12-31
AU732034B2 (en)	2001-04-12
CA2224980A1 (en)	1997-01-16
AU6408796A (en)	1997-01-30
EP0912261A1 (de)	1999-05-06
AU694971B2 (en)	1998-08-06
DE69630035D1 (de)	2003-10-23
EP0912261A4 (de)	2002-01-23
NZ312536A (en)	1998-07-28
EP0835357B1 (de)	2003-09-17
ZA965475B (en)	1997-08-20
CZ417197A3 (cs)	1998-09-16
ES2263176T3 (es)	2006-12-01
AU2999397A (en)	1998-01-14
ES2207677T3 (es)	2004-06-01
WO1997001689A1 (en)	1997-01-16
ATE250174T1 (de)	2003-10-15
EP0835357A1 (de)	1998-04-15

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