Lid and strainer basket assembly and pool skimmer incorporating same

In a recirculating system of a swimming pool installation including a swimming pool and a deck, the recirculating system having a skimmer device extending downwardly from an opening proximate to a deck and coupled to a pump for recirculating water in the swimming pool, a lid configured to close the opening and a strainer basket configured to be installed in the skimmer device for collecting debris from the water, improvements therein comprising an assembly of straps coupling the removable lid to the strainer basket and being both sufficiently flexible and slacked between the lid and the strainer basket to enable the lid to be tipped to one side when removed from the opening to enable visual inspection of the strainer basket when installed in the skimmer device without interference from the straps and without disturbing the strainer basket.

The improvements according to claim 31, wherein the third strap encircles the strainer basket.