US 12,428,863 B1 · Portable swimming pool skimmer

Abstract

A portable surface water or liquid skimmer system, and method of operating same, operative to skim a surface of a body of water or liquid independent of any fixed filtration system or external pump are disclosed. A surface water/liquid skimmer system may comprise an inlet chamber having a surface water/liquid inlet, an outlet chamber having a return water/liquid outlet, and a divider separating the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber and having a divider aperture to communicate filtered water/liquid from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber. A filter medium is between the surface water/liquid inlet and the divider aperture. A pump communicates filtered water/liquid from the divider aperture to the return water/liquid outlet. A float may be attached to the housing to float on the body of water/liquid such that the surface water/liquid is communicated to the surface water/liquid inlet.

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Dependent claims

A pool skimmer system comprising;

a housing;
an inlet to the housing;
an inlet chamber comprising:
an upper inlet sub-chamber in liquid communication with the inlet, and
a lower inlet sub-chamber positioned below and in fluid communication with the upper inlet sub chamber;
a filter medium in the inlet chamber separating the upper and lower inlet sub-chambers such that fluid communication between the upper and lower inlet sub-chambers occurs through the filter medium;
an outlet chamber beside the inlet chamber and in liquid communication with the lower inlet sub-chamber of the inlet chamber;
a pump in the outlet chamber;
an outlet from the pump, the outlet comprising a terminus positioned above the top of the housing;
and
one or more floats attached to the housing such that the pool skimmer system remains floating at a suitable level to admit surface water to enter the upper inlet sub-chamber via the inlet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable swimming pool skimmer

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Portable swimming pool skimmer

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