Overflow prevention device
OwnerMark A. Sigmon, Dainese Nicholasinventors
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Abstract
Apparatuses for removing excess water from a swimming pool, including a device that measures the level of water in a tank that corresponds to water in a swimming pool. Upon the water level rising above a predetermined maximum amount, a switch in the tank actuates a pump located in the tank and water is pumped from the pool to either be stored or removed from the property containing the swimming pool. Upon water dropping below the predetermined maximum amount the switch deactivates the pump.
Claims15
An apparatus for removing excess water from a pool, the apparatus comprising:
- a tank that receives water from the pool, a water level in the tank corresponding to a water level in the pool;
- an adjustable switch that is set to a predetermined maximum level that the water level in the tank and correspondingly in the pool should not exceed;
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- a pump electrically connected to that adjustable switch pumps water out of the tank through an attached interior output pipe to an attached exterior output pipe upon receiving a signal to begin pumping from the adjustable switch,
- wherein upon water rising in the pool and correspondingly rising in the tank, the rising water level passing the predetermined maximum level triggers the adjustable switch to cause the pump to begin pumping, and
- wherein the pump pumps water from the tank and correspondingly from the pool, upon the water level dropping below the predetermined maximum level the adjustable switch causes the pump to stop pumping.
A device for removing excess water from a swimming pool, the device comprising:
- a vertical post configured to be inserted into the swimming pool and receive water from the swimming pool, the vertical post including:
- a pump that pumps water outside of the vertical post;
- a switch that determines a maximum water level and is connected to the pump,
- upon water rising above the maximum water level, the switch actuates the pump to begin pumping, and
- upon water falling below the maximum water level, the switch actuates the pump to stop pumping;
- a horizontal arm connected to the vertical post and configured to rest on a horizontal surface around an upper surface of an outer perimeter of the swimming pool and further prevents the vertical post from being inserted into the swimming pool below a given depth;
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- a conduit attached to the vertical post that carries water away the water from the vertical post.
A device for removing excess water from a swimming pool, the device comprising:
- a vertical post configured to be inserted into the ground proximal to the swimming pool and receives water from the swimming pool via an input conduit from the swimming pool, the vertical post including:
- a pump that pumps water outside of the vertical post;
- a switch that determines a maximum water level and is connected to the pump,
- where upon water rising above the maximum water level, the switch actuates the pump to begin pumping, and
- where upon water falling below the maximum water level, the switch actuates the pump to stop pumping;
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- a conduit attached to the vertical post that carries water away the water from the vertical post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.