Aggregate retaining device for drain covers
AssigneeSplash Pool Plastics, Inc.
InventorJames R. Wright
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Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of forming a surface finish on a top surface of a drain cover for swimming pools or spas so that the surface finish of the drain cover matches the surface finish of the pool or spa. The apparatus comprises a ring shaped structure that is adapted to be positioned on the top surface of the drain cover wherein the ring is mounted along the general outer perimeter of the top surface of the drain cover. An exposed aggregate or plaster finish is then formed on the top surface of the cover enclosed by the ring so that the ring retains and shapes the surface finish.
Claims20
A drain cover adapted to be positioned over a drain opening in a pool wherein the drain cover comprises an upper surface and a side surface wherein the side surface includes at least one opening permitting fluid communication therethrough to the drain opening, wherein a section of the upper surface is recessed so as to define a cavity region wherein the cavity region retains aggregate material so as to provide the upper surface of the drain cover with an aggregate finish.
A retaining device that retains aggregate material on an upper surface of a drain cover, wherein the retaining device comprises a frame that is adapted to be positioned adjacent the upper surface of the drain cover wherein the frame has a sidewall that extends about the outer perimeter of the upper surface of the drain cover and defines a cavity in which the aggregate material can be positioned, wherein the sidewall exerts a force against the aggregate material to retain the aggregate material in the cavity adjacent the upper surface of the drain cover.
A drain cover adapted to be positioned over a drain opening in a pool wherein the drain cover comprises an upper surface and a side surface wherein the side surface includes at least one opening permitting fluid communication therethrough to the drain opening, wherein a sidewall is positioned adjacent the upper surface of the drain cover and extends about the outer perimeter of the outer surface as to define a cavity region wherein the cavity region retains aggregate material so as to provide the upper surface of the drain cover with an aggregate finish.
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