ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,253, issued on May 5, was assigned to MY POOL SUPPLY LLC (Layton, Utah).

"Cleaning accessory" was invented by Jennifer Jones (Layton, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning accessory for use in cleaning debris from the bottom of a pool, such as a swimming pool, includes a tapered nozzle inlet and a nozzle outlet that are fluidly coupled together by a nozzle cavity. The nozzle outlet is configured to be attached to a vacuum by a flexible hose. The body also includes an attachment cavity for attachment to a pole member. As such, the cleaning accessory allows a user to stand near the edge of the pool while controlling the movement...