US 2012/0246819 A1 · POOL EDGE SEALING MEMBER AND POOL COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD EMPLOYING SAME

Abstract

Pool edge sealing members releasably attachable to an outer peripheral edge of a pool cover which has been secured to a surface surrounding a pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool. An assembly for covering a pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool, having a pool cover that is adapted to be removably secured over the pool and configured and dimensioned to completely cover the pool, a plurality of tie-downs attachable to the pool cover and corresponding anchors for removably securing the pool cover over the pool, and at least one pool edge sealing member. A method for covering a pool includes the steps of applying a predetermined length of at least one pool edge sealing member to the outer peripheral edge of a pool cover, to seal a gap formed between the pool cover and the surface surrounding the pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool.

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Dependent claims

A pool edge sealing member releasably attachable to an outer peripheral edge of a pool cover which has been secured to a surface surrounding a pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool, comprising:

an elongated, resilient tubular member having a first end and an opposite second end;
and
a longitudinal slit formed in said tubular member which extends from said first end to said second end of said tubular member;
wherein said slit of said tubular member is configured and dimensioned to releasably receive an outer peripheral edge of the pool cover, so that at least a portion of said tubular member seals a gap formed between the pool cover and the surface surrounding the pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool.

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A method for covering a pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool, the steps, comprising:

providing an assembly for covering a pool, comprising a pool cover that is adapted to be removably secured over the pool and configured and dimensioned to completely cover the pool, said pool cover having an outer peripheral edge;
and at least one pool edge sealing member comprising an elongated, resilient tubular member having a first end and an opposite second end and disposed along at least a portion of said outer peripheral edge of said pool cover, so that at least a portion of said tubular member seals a gap formed between said pool cover and a surface surrounding the pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool;
and
attaching a pre-determined length of said at least one pool edge sealing member to said outer peripheral edge of said pool cover, so that at least a portion of said tubular member seals a gap formed between said pool cover and the surface surrounding the pool, to prevent debris from entering the pool.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pool edge sealing member and pool cover assembly and method employing same

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Pool edge sealing member and pool cover assembly and method employing same

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