Pool cover pump
OwnerJoseph R. Pintoinventor
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Abstract
One example pool cover pump is configured to prevent ice from forming at the pool cover pump. The pool cover pump may include a housing with a plurality of openings to allow water to flow through and a pump motor. The pool cover pump can also include a heating element configured to heat an area within or near the housing to prevent ice formation. The device can also include a sensor to sense a temperature. The device can also include a controller located within the housing communicate with the sensor, determine that the temperature is below a threshold, and activate the heating element to prevent ice from forming within or near the pool cover pump.
Claims29
A method of preventing ice from forming at a pool cover pump, comprising:
- providing a pool cover pump, the pool cover pump comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a pump motor coupled to the housing, wherein the housing comprises:
- a plurality of input openings configured to allow water to flow through the plurality of input openings and into the pump motor, and
- a heating element located within the housing and configured to heat an area located proximate to the housing, wherein the heating element extends radially from a center of a bottom interior surface of the housing between at least two of the plurality of input openings;
- sensing a temperature with a sensor coupled to the housing;
- determining the temperature is below a temperature threshold;
- and
- activating the heating element to prevent ice from forming at the area located proximate to the housing.
(canceled)
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of input openings configured to allow water to flow through the plurality of input openings;
- a pump motor located within the housing;
- a heating element located within the housing and configured to heat an area located proximate to the housing, wherein the heating element extends in a spiral pattern from a center of the bottom interior surface of the housing between the at least two of the plurality of input openings;
- a sensor coupled to the housing;
- a controller located within the housing, wherein the controller is configured to:
- sense a temperature;
- determine the temperature is below a temperature threshold;
- and
- activate the heating element to prevent ice from forming at the area proximate to the housing.
(canceled)
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of input openings configured to allow water to flow through the plurality of input openings;
- a pump motor located within the housing;
- a heating element located within the housing and above a bottom interior surface of the housing, the heating element extending between at least two of the plurality of input openings;
- a sensor coupled to the housing;
- a controller located within the housing, wherein the controller is configured to:
- sense a temperature;
- determine the temperature is below a temperature threshold;
- and
- activate the heating element to prevent ice from forming at the area located within the passageway of the pump motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.