Pool Skimmer Opening Cover Assembly

US20200240163A1Inactive Publication Date: 2020-07-30CABRERA GUILLERMO
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2020-07-30
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A skimmer opening cover assembly having an outer plate, an inner support brace, and a threaded connecting rod. The plate and brace are attached to the threaded rod, with a tightening member used to adjust the distance between the two components on the threaded rod. Preferably, the outer plate includes a sealing material about a periphery on one surface. In use, this sealing material abuts the pool sidewall to form a tight seal. The seal is made most effective when the plate is sufficiently biased in place by the tightening of a threaded member on either the front face of the plate or at the brace.
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RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] The present disclosure claims the filing priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 796,200, titled “Pool Skimmer Cover” and filed on Jan. 24, 2019. The '200 application is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to covers for a pool vacuum skimmer, including in-ground and above-ground pools. More specifically, the invention relates to skimmer covers for winterizing pools.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Most swimming pools, including above-ground and in-ground, have a water capacity of between 7,000 to 50,000 gallons. In present winterizing procedures, about a quarter of the water is drained each year to protect against water getting into the skimmer and filter. The water needs to be replaced the following year requiring the addition of about 1,750 to 13,000 gallons of water annually. Obviously, this annual drain-and-fill ritual has a significant associated time and monetary cost, as well as ...

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[0024]While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail at least one preferred embodiment of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to any of the specific embodiments illustrated.

[0025]Referring to FIGS. 1-10, there is illustrated at least one embodiment of the disclosed pool skimmer cover assembly, generally designated by the numeral 10. The particular illustrated skimmer cover assembly 10 is for both in-ground and above ground pools. That is, it should be understood that the principles of the invention can be broadly applied to any pool having an open skimmer basket as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0026]Generally speaking, the skimmer basket (or just “skimmer”) 100 includes an opening 102 defined by a face plate 103 on an i...