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US 2022/0018148 A1Published application
Debris barrier for swimming pool circulation system
OwnerJohn W. Pateinventor
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Abstract
A portable barrier apparatus for preventing leaves and debris from entering a pool filtration system and may include a front panel; a first angled panel connected to the front panel; a second angled panel opposing the first angled panel and connected to the front panel; and a top panel connected to the front panel, the first angled panel and the second angled panel, extending beyond the first angled panel and the second angled panel. The barrier allows for water to be filtered through the underside of the barrier and keeps debris from entering the pool filtration system.
Claims6
A portable barrier apparatus for a pool, comprising:
- a) a base, further comprising top and bottom sides, a central front side, a first angled side, a second angled side, and a back side, the bottom side further comprising a central slot parallel to the central front side, a first side slot parallel to the first angled side and forming an oblique angle with the central slot, a second side slot parallel to the second angled side and forming an oblique angle with the central slot;
- b) a front panel comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, the top edge fitting into the central slot of the base,
- c) a first side panel comprising at least a top edge, an interior side edge, a bottom edge, and an exterior side edge, the interior side edge connected to one of the two side edges of the front panel and the top edge fitting into a first angled slot in the base;
- d) a second side panel comprising at least a top edge, an interior side edge, a bottom edge, and an exterior side edge, the interior side edge connected to the second of the two side edges of the front panel and the top edge fitting into the second of the two angled slots in the base;
- e) a barrier formed by the front panel and the two side panels that extends from the bottom of the base into the surface of the pool's water.
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