US3464068A - Swimming pool cleaning system - Google Patents

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US3464068A
US3464068A US635444A US3464068DA US3464068A US 3464068 A US3464068 A US 3464068A US 635444 A US635444 A US 635444A US 3464068D A US3464068D A US 3464068DA US 3464068 A US3464068 A US 3464068A
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    • 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
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  • FIGURE 4 is an exploded view of the principal elements shown in FIGURE 3 and including means for disassembly thereof;
  • FIGURE 5 is a view showing the extended position of the cleaning element of FIGURES 1, 2 and 3, the same being amplified over the FIGURES 1 and 2 showings;
  • FIGURE 6 is a top plan view of valve used in connection with the invention and shown schematically in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along the lines 77 of FIGURE 6;
  • FIGURE 8 is a sectional view of pool bottom indicating the installation of whip housing and showing the whip in extended position.
  • FIGURE 9 is a sectional view of the elements of FIG- 1 URE 8 expanded thereover and showing one whip a portion thereof.
  • a unique suction and return valve are included to ensure extension and retraction of unique whips, somewhat along the lines of those shown in my prior Patent 3,278,949, above-mentioned.
  • improvements thereover result in an improved overall operating system including mode of installation and control.
  • the objectives of invention include means for eliminating the vacuuming of swimming pools and brushing thereof in maintenance cleaning operations. Further, to reduce the amount of sanitizing agent required to maintain the pool and to eliminate calcium buildup on pool finish.
  • FIGURE 1 is a horizontal section view of pool installation showing the cleaning elements in extended and operative relation;
  • FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectional view of pool shown in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of housing and retracted cleaning element, expanded over the one or more cleanconduit in retracted position.
  • FIGURE 1 The broad concept of a vacuum eliminating automatic cleaning system is shown in FIGURE 1.
  • the pool comprises side walls and end walls 110 in which are installed plural tubes which are of flexible construction, preferably made of a dial plastic and engineered into the pools sides automatically to extend out into the pool as shown. Jet streams of filtered water flow from the tubes and as they thus gently whip, dirt and sediment are forced into the pools main drain, shown as unnumbered in FIGURES 1 and 2, whereupon the dirt and sediment passes to the pool filter.
  • the tubes Upon proper operation of the valve 200, the tubes are caused to automatically retract from the pool and disappear out of sight and touch, as will be hereinafter indicated.
  • By the intended extended action of the whips there is a scouring and polishing, eliminating calcium build-up and algae formations.
  • the wall 110 is generally provided with a plaster 112 and base concrete liner 114 in which a bore has been formed to accommodate the housing 122, said housing 122 terminating in tubular anchor member 124, said anchor member having threaded portion to accommodate the extended whip seat 126.
  • a corresponding whip conduit retraction seat 126 being held into position by the corresponding coupling or union member 124.
  • the whip is shown with its intake end seated on the terminal seat 126, the channel of the whip corresponding axially with the slightly enlarged orifice of the seat 126 as shown.
  • the exhaust seat 126 of the whip housing is removable by key 128, the same being a blank in configuration, adapted to engage corresponding grooves as indicated for de-threaded removal.
  • the key slot is shown to extend transversely across the face of the terminal abutment 126 indicating facile removal of the whip abutment 126 for purposes of cleaning or otherwise exchanging the tubular whip 130.
  • valves 210 and 220 respectively include tubular members 212 and 222, each having common hydraulic connection to the conductor 230, said conductor being connected to the whip housings.
  • the conductors 212 and 222 respectively have interconnection at 214 to the filter and at 224 to the pump, as shown,
  • the valve systems are connected to the Return generally indicated by the lower arrow extending from right to left in FIGURE 1 and the orifice 226 having connection with main drain and skimmer generally indicated schematically in FIG- URE 1 by the arrow passing from left to right. See the control fiow arrows disposed respectively in the conductors 216 and 226.
  • the Return control valve 218 By way of operation, to retract the tubes 130 into the position shown in FIGURE 3, one simply turns the Return control valve 218 to the Retract position. That is the position shown in phantom line in FIGURE 7.
  • the suction control valve 220 must be turned to the Retract position until the tubes have been completely retracted from the pool into the position shown in FIGURE 3-reference phantom lines shown in FIGURE 7 indicating the Retract position of the valve 220. Sequentially and upon retraction of said whips, the suction control valve 228 is rotated to the Run or open position, indicated.
  • the Return control valve 210 is rotated to the Extend positions shown in FIG- URES 6 and 7 while the suction control valve 220 is in the Run position, shown also in FIGURES 6 and 7.
  • the return valve 210 may be adjusted slightly to get the desired whipping action on the tubes, per se. For example, the more water that is returned through the tubes 130 (the greater the hydraulic pressure), the faster the action of the tubes and the more cleaning and scouring action on the walls of the swimming pool per se.
  • the action of the tubes may be controlled through the adjustment position on the return control valve 210, which said valve is sensitive in controlling tube action.
  • the housing 110 is of curvilinear configuration from the respective terminal anchors 124 and 124'.
  • This particular installation illustration may be adapted to either sloping or level floor construction and is know as a through floor whip housing.
  • the illustration is such as to show the necessity for a curvilinear configuration being applied to the whip housing to ensure that the retracted whip of FIGURE 9 may be readily extended without binding to the position shown in FIGURE 8.
  • the curve applied to the housing for a sixteen foot tubular whip 130 is on a 9" radius from the axis of ejector coupling 126, to the shown.
  • each conduit means having a pressure responsive head fixed to one end thereof responsive to the flow of fluid through said condit means, to extend and retract said conduit means into and out of the fluid reservoir, depending upon the direction of fluid flow through said conduit means, and, being disposed for submersible fluid ejecting, interruption contact with the other, whereby substantially all walls of said reservoir may be scoured and the fluid content thereof agitated;
  • each conduit means being secured in housing, the
  • each housing defining a seat for restrictive extension of the conduit means, the inner end of each housing defining a seat for storage retraction of the conduit means; and (D) a dual valvular control for the conduit means, interposed between the drain line and return line, consisting of first and second actuating valves having common hydraulic connection to a conductor p0sitioned therebetween, said conductor being openly connected to said conduit means, said first valve being disposed in said return line and having a first position connecting said filter to said conductor and a second position connecting said filter with said return line, said second valve being disposed in said drain line and having a first position connecting said drain line to said pump and a second position connecting said conductor to said pump, the conduit means thereby being extended when said valves are in their respective first positions and retracted when said valves are in their respective second positions.
  • said valves have intermediate positions between their first and second positionsto vary the hydraulic pressure whereby to control the extension limit and degree of agitation of the conduit means

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US3530511A (en) * 1968-12-09 1970-09-29 Poolmaid Inc Automatically extensible and retractable pool cleaning apparatus
US3577571A (en) * 1969-03-19 1971-05-04 Marine Swimming Pool Equipment Combination cleaning, fountain and therapeutic whirlpool apparatus for swimming pools
US3665525A (en) * 1971-01-11 1972-05-30 Marine Swimming Pool Equipment Automatically extensible and retractable swimming pool cleaner with housing in bond beam
US3897599A (en) * 1973-07-16 1975-08-05 Richard F Artzer Holding tank with quick disconnect valve
US3954499A (en) * 1974-04-25 1976-05-04 Max Hankin Method and apparatus for removing dew from a green
US4449260A (en) * 1982-09-01 1984-05-22 Whitaker Brackston T Swimming pool cleaning method and apparatus
US20250129626A1 (en) * 2023-10-21 2025-04-24 Linda Moffett Pool filtration system

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FR1087901A (fr) * 1953-08-07 1955-03-01 Appareil à douches
US2752195A (en) * 1954-03-04 1956-06-26 Thomas E Whitehead Lawn sprinklers
US2979733A (en) * 1960-01-18 1961-04-18 Clair Maurice W Saint Swimming pool cleaning method and apparatus
US3217886A (en) * 1962-08-27 1965-11-16 Edward W Ruston Automatic swimming pool cleaner
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US2332940A (en) * 1940-05-06 1943-10-26 Charles E Senke Tank cleaning apparatus
FR1087901A (fr) * 1953-08-07 1955-03-01 Appareil à douches
US2752195A (en) * 1954-03-04 1956-06-26 Thomas E Whitehead Lawn sprinklers
US2979733A (en) * 1960-01-18 1961-04-18 Clair Maurice W Saint Swimming pool cleaning method and apparatus
US3217886A (en) * 1962-08-27 1965-11-16 Edward W Ruston Automatic swimming pool cleaner
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US3530511A (en) * 1968-12-09 1970-09-29 Poolmaid Inc Automatically extensible and retractable pool cleaning apparatus
US3577571A (en) * 1969-03-19 1971-05-04 Marine Swimming Pool Equipment Combination cleaning, fountain and therapeutic whirlpool apparatus for swimming pools
US3665525A (en) * 1971-01-11 1972-05-30 Marine Swimming Pool Equipment Automatically extensible and retractable swimming pool cleaner with housing in bond beam
US3897599A (en) * 1973-07-16 1975-08-05 Richard F Artzer Holding tank with quick disconnect valve
US3954499A (en) * 1974-04-25 1976-05-04 Max Hankin Method and apparatus for removing dew from a green
US4449260A (en) * 1982-09-01 1984-05-22 Whitaker Brackston T Swimming pool cleaning method and apparatus
US20250129626A1 (en) * 2023-10-21 2025-04-24 Linda Moffett Pool filtration system

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