Cleaning system container having a porthole

Abstract

A cleaning system container includes a base, a side wall, a viewing portion in communication with the side wall, and a cleaning system. The viewing portion is a porthole of the side wall, which provides a window-like mechanism permitting one to see into the cleaning system container through the side wall. The cleaning system container defines a hollow cavity and is capable of holding a fluid, which can receive the cleaning system. The cleaning system container can include a filter assembly and/or a skimmer assembly. By positioning the portholes in desired locations, the amount of waste captured by the filter assembly can be ascertained without the need of opening the cleaning system container, prompting swimming pool owners to change the filter cartridges more frequently, which can improve its overall performance.

1 . A cleaning system container comprising:
 a base having a perimeter;   a side wall having a first end in communication with the perimeter of the base, wherein the base and side wall define a hollow cavity;   a viewing portion in communication with the side wall, the viewing portion permitting viewing into the hollow cavity; and   a cleaning system for cleaning media of a container in communication with the cleaning system container, the cleaning system removably disposed within the hollow cavity.   
   
   
       2 . The cleaning system container of  claim 1 , the container in communication with the cleaning system container being a swimming pool containing water. 
   
   
       3 . The cleaning system container of  claim 2 , the cleaning system comprising:
 a filter assembly for filtering debris contained in the water of the swimming pool;   a skimming assembly for gathering debris off a top portion of the water of the swimming pool; and   a pump assembly for extracting the water contained in the swimming pool to be filtered by the filter assembly and gathered by the skimmer assembly,   wherein elements of the filter assembly and the skimmer assembly are removably disposed within the hollow cavity.   
   
   
       4 . The cleaning system container of  claim 3 , the filter assembly comprising a removable filter cartridge for filtering water-borne particulate matter. 
   
   
       5 . The cleaning system container of  claim 4 , the skimmer assembly comprising strainer basket for gathering particulate matter. 
   
   
       6 . The cleaning system container of  claim 5 , the filter assembly positioned beneath the skimmer assembly in the hollow cavity, such that large particulate matter is gathered by the strainer basket of the skimmer assembly and then smaller particulate matter is filtered by the filter cartridge of the filter assembly. 
   
   
       7 . The cleaning system container of  claim 6 , the viewing portion being translucent sections of the side wall. 
   
   
       8 . The cleaning system container of  claim 7 , the viewing portion integral with the side wall. 
   
   
       9 . The cleaning system container of  claim 8 , the viewing portion further comprising a sliding door permitting access into the hollow cavity. 
   
   
       10 . A cleaning system container comprising:
 a container comprising:
 a base having a perimeter; 
 a side wall having a first end in communication with the perimeter of the base, wherein the base and side wall define a hollow cavity, the side wall having opaque characteristics; 
 a porthole in communication with the side wall, the porthole permitting viewing into the hollow cavity; and 
   a cleaning system for cleaning water of a swimming pool that in communication with the cleaning system container, the cleaning system comprising:
 a skimming assembly for gathering debris on a top portion of the water of the swimming pool; 
 a filter assembly for filtering debris contained in the water of the swimming pool; and 
 a pump assembly in fluid communication with the cleaning system for extracting a portion of the water contained in the swimming pool, 
   the filter assembly and the skimmer assembly removably disposed within the hollow cavity of the container.   
   
   
       11 . The cleaning system container of  claim 10 , the porthole being translucent sections of the side wall. 
   
   
       12 . The cleaning system container of  claim 11 , the porthole integral with the side wall. 
   
   
       13 . The cleaning system container of  claim 12 , the porthole further comprising a sliding door permitting access into the hollow cavity. 
   
   
       14 . The cleaning system container of  claim 13 , the container being made via a molding process. 
   
   
       15 . A cleaning system for cleaning the contents of a swimming pool, which contains water, the cleaning system comprising:
 a container comprising:
 a base having a perimeter; 
 a side wall having a first end in communication with the perimeter of the base, 
 the base and side wall defining a hollow cavity, 
 the side wall having opaque characteristics; and 
 a porthole in communication with the side wall, the porthole permitting viewing into the hollow cavity, the porthole being translucent sections of the side wall; 
   a skimming assembly for gathering debris on a top portion of the water of the swimming pool; and   a filter assembly for filtering debris contained in the water of the swimming pool.   
   
   
       16 . The cleaning system of  claim 15 , the porthole integral with the side wall. 
   
   
       17 . The cleaning system of  claim 16 , the porthole further comprising a sliding door permitting access into the hollow cavity. 
   
   
       18 . The cleaning system of  claim 17 , the container being made via a molding process. 
   
   
       19 . The cleaning system of  claim 18 , further comprising a pump assembly in fluid communication with the skimming assembly and the filter assembly for extracting a portion of water contained in the swimming pool.