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US 2011/0296604 A1Published application
Ice-compensating cover, method of manufacture thereof, a method of covering a pool with the ice-compensating cover
OwnerAnthony N. Oropallo, Wesley C. Clarkinventors
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Abstract
An ice-compensating cover including: a cover; a float; and a separable fastener interposed between the cover and the float, the separable fastener including a first portion adhesively bonded to the cover, and a second portion adhesively bonded to the float, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion defines a first opening in a center of the at least one of the first portion and the second portion.
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An ice-compensating cover comprising:
- a cover;
- a float;
- and
- a separable fastener interposed between the cover and the float, the separable fastener comprising
- a first portion adhesively bonded to the cover, and
- a second portion adhesively bonded to the float,
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion defines a first opening in a center of the at least one of the first portion and the second portion.
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A method of manufacturing an ice-compensating cover, the method comprising:
- adhesively bonding a first portion of a separable fastener to a cover;
- adhesively bonding a second portion of the separable fastener to a float;
- and
- contacting the first portion and the second portion to integrate the first portion with the second portion to manufacture the ice-compensating pool cover,
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion defines a first opening in a center of the at least one of the first portion and the second portion.
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An ice-compensating cover comprising:
- a cover having a first center;
- a first target disposed on the first center;
- a float having a second center;
- a second target disposed on the second center;
- and
- a hook and loop fastener interposed between the cover and the float, which comprises
- a first portion comprising an opening in a center of the first portion, wherein the first portion is adhesively bonded to the cover with a rubber adhesive and the center of the first portion is aligned with the first center, and
- a second portion comprising an opening in a center of the second portion, wherein the second portion is adhesively bonded to the float with a rubber adhesive and the center of the second portion is aligned with the second center,
- wherein the cover is and hook-and-loop fastened to the float.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.