1. A power conduit having a length greater than fifteen feet for coupling a stationary fitting to a pool cleaner for propelling the cleaner through a water pool for capturing debris from the surface of the pool andor the surface of a wall containing the pool, said conduit including:
at least one axially stiff elongate section having first and second ends spaced by greater than one foot, said stiff elongate section configured to transfer energy therealong from said first to said second end; and
coupling means respectively coupling said first and second ends of said stiff elongate section to said stationary fitting and said pool cleaner for avoiding the formation of persistent coils andor knots in said conduit, said coupling means including a swivel coupling for enabling said stiff elongate section to swivel axially relative to said fitting andor pool cleaner and an axially flexible section for enabling said stiff elongate section to variably angulate relative to said fitting andor pool cleaner.
2. The conduit of claim 1 wherein said stiff elongate section comprises a rigid tube defining an interior flow path.
3. The conduit of claim 1 wherein said axially flexible section has a length shorter than the length of said stiff elongate section.
4. The conduit of claim 1 wherein said stiff elongate section comprises a rigid tube defining an interior flow path and said axially flexible section comprises a flexible hose defining an interior flow path coupled in series with said rigid tube flow path.
5. The conduit of claim 1 wherein said stiff elongate section includes an electrically conductive path.
6. The conduit of claim 1 wherein said stiff elongate section carries a source of illumination.
7. The conduit of claim 1 further including at least one propulsion device carried by said conduit.
8. A power conduit for transferring energy from a power source via a stationary fitting to a pool cleaner body for propelling said body through a water pool to capture debris from the surface of said water pool andor the surface of a wall containing said water pool, said conduit comprising:
a first conduit end adapted for coupling to said stationary fitting;
a second conduit end spaced by at least fifteen feet from said first end adapted for coupling to said pool cleaner body;
said conduit including:
at least one axially stiff elongate section; and
at least one axially flexible elongate member coupled between said stiff elongate section and at least one of said conduit ends for enabling said stiff section to variably angulate relative to said fitting andor said pool cleaner body; and
swivel means in said conduit for enabling said stiff section to swivel axially relative to said fitting andor said pool cleaner body for avoiding the formation of persistent coils andor knots in said conduit.
9. The conduit of claim 8 wherein said axially flexible member has a length shorter than the length of said stiff section.
10. The conduit of claim 9 wherein said stiff section comprises a rigid member defining an interior flow path and said axially flexible member comprises a flexible hose defining an interior flow path coupled in series with said rigid member flow path.
11. The conduit of claim 9 wherein said stiff section includes an electrically conductive path.
12. The conduit of claim 8 wherein said stiff elongate section carries a source of illumination.
13. The conduit of claim 8 further including at least one propulsion device carried by said conduit.
14. A power conduit for transferring energy from a power source via a stationary fitting to a pool cleaner body for propelling said body through a water pool to capture debris from the surface of said water pool andor the surface of a wall containing said water pool, said conduit comprising:
at least one first elongate member configured to transfer energy therealong from a first to a second end thereof;
at least one second elongate member configured to transfer energy therealong from a first to a second end thereof;
at least one third elongate member configured to transfer energy therealong from a first to a second end thereof;
means coupling said first, second, and third elongate members in tandem to form a conduit having a length greater than fifteen feet for extending between said fitting and said pool cleaner body;
said second elongate member having a length greater than one foot and configured to exhibit a significantly greater axial stiffness than said first and third elongate members; and
means for enabling at least one of said elongate members to swivel axially relative to said fitting andor pool cleaner body for avoiding the formation of persistent coils andor knots in said conduit.
15. The conduit of claim 14 wherein said means coupling said members in tandem includes swivel means for enabling at least one of said elongate members to swivel axially relative to another of said elongate members.
16. The conduit of claim 14 wherein said second elongate member exhibits high axial stiffness and said first andor third elongate members exhibits high axial flexibility.
17. The conduit of claim 14 wherein each of said elongate members includes an elongate lumen defining a fluid path.
18. The conduit of claim 14 wherein each of said elongate members includes an electrically conductive path.
19. The conduit of claim 14 wherein said first andor third elongate members comprises a tube exhibiting high axial flexibility and defining an interior fluid flow path.
20. The conduit of claim 19 wherein said second elongate member comprises a tube exhibiting high axial stiffness and defining an interior fluid flow path.
21. The conduit of claim 20 wherein said means coupling said members in tandem includes swivel means for enabling at least one of said elongate members to swivel axially relative to another of said elongate members.
22. The conduit of claim 14 wherein said second elongate member carries a source of illumination.
23. In combination:
a pool cleaner configured to move along a travel path through a water pool for capturing debris from the surface of a wall containing the pool andor the water surface of the pool; and
a conduit assembly for supplying energy to said pool cleaner from a power source via a stationary fitting for propelling said pool cleaner along said travel path;
said conduit assembly comprising:
at least one axially stiff elongate section having first and second ends spaced by greater than one foot, said stiff elongate section configured to transfer energy therealong from said first to said second end; and
coupling means respectively coupling said first and second ends of said stiff elongate section to said stationary fitting and said pool cleaner for avoiding the formation of persistent coils andor knots in said conduit, said coupling means including (1) a swivel coupling for enabling said stiff elongate section to swivel axially relative to said fitting andor said pool cleaner and (2) an axially flexible section for enabling said stiff elongate section to variably angulate relative to said fitting andor said pool cleaner.
24. The conduit of claim 23 wherein said stiff elongate section comprises a rigid tube defining an interior flow path.
25. The conduit of claim 23 wherein said axially flexible section comprises a flexible elongate member having a length shorter than the length of said stiff elongate section.
26. The conduit of claim 23 wherein said axially stiff elongate section comprises a rigid tube defining an interior flow path and said axially flexible section comprises a flexible hose defining an interior flow path coupled in series with said rigid tube flow path.
27. The conduit of claim 23 wherein said stiff elongate section includes an electrically conductive path.
28. The conduit of claim 23 wherein said stiff elongate section carries a source of illumination.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A creped tissue product comprising a creped tissue web having a fine crepe structure, measured as % COV at a STFI wavelength of 0.28 to 0.55 mm, less than about 25%, a Hercules Size Test (HST) value from about 1 to about 10 seconds, a Fuzz on Edge from about 0.90 to about 1.20 mmmm and less than about 0.60 percent water soluble extractives by weight of the tissue web.
2. The creped tissue product of claim 1 having a Wet Out time from about 3 to about 15 seconds.
3. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the creped tissue web has a bone dry basis weight from about 24 to about 28 gsm and a bulk from about 10 to about 12 ccg.
4. The creped tissue product of claim 1 having an HST value from about 1.5 seconds to about 3 second.
5. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product contains multiple, individual tissue sheets that are in a stacked arrangement.
6. The creped tissue product of claim 1 wherein the tissue product contains multiple tissue sheets spirally wound together, each of the tissue sheets being separated by a line of weakness.
7. The creped tissue product of claim 1 having a first side and a second side; wherein a creping composition and a sizing agent are disposed on the first or second side, the sizing agent comprising a styreneacrylic acid ester copolymer and the creping composition comprising a cationic component.
8. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the creping composition is water soluble.
9. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the at least one cationic component comprises an amphoteric starch or a cationic starch having a charge density of at least about 0.1 mEqg.
10. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the creping component comprises a quaternary ammonium salt having the general formula:
(R1\u2032)4-b\u2014N+\u2014(R1\u2032\u2033)bX\u2212
wherein R1\u2032 is a C1-6 alkyl group, R1\u2033 is a C14-22 alkyl group, b is an integer from 1 to 3 and X\u2212 is any suitable counterion.
11. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the cationic component comprises a cationic oleyl imidazoline.
12. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the creping composition further comprises a film forming component selected from the group consisting of hydroxylpropyl modified starch, poly(ethylene) oxide, cellulose ethers and esters, and poly(acrylate esters).
13. The creped tissue web of claim 7 wherein the creping composition further comprises an adhesive component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols, amine terminated ethylene glycols, and ethylene glycol-propylene glycol block copolymers.