Floating thermal pool cover retaining device and method therefor
OwnerTerry L. Garnettinventor
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Abstract
A combination of a floating thermal pool cover and thermal pool cover retaining device having a flexible clamping portion for clinging to an extended edge of a pool and a retaining portion for maintaining the floating thermal pool cover in direct contact with the water surface area of a pool. By keeping the floating thermal pool cover in contact with the water surface area of the pool, the pool water is heated more quickly and the amount of debris which falls into the pool is minimized.
Claims18
A combination floating thermal pool cover and thermal pool cover retaining device comprising, in combination:
- a thermal pool cover having a plurality of slits therein for use on a swimming pool;
- a thermal pool cover retaining device for said thermal pool cover comprising:
- clamping means for removably coupling said retaining device to a substantially flat surface portion of an extending edge of the swimming pool;
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- retaining means integrally connected to said clamping means for insertion through one of said plurality of slits in said floating thermal pool cover to hold said thermal pool cover in place and to prevent any portion of said thermal pool cover from lifting;
- said clamping means further comprising a first member having a substantially J-shaped bend configuration and having a portion thereof for contact with a substantially flat upper surface of said edge and a second member integrally connected to said first member and having a substantially S-shaped bend configuration and having a portion thereof for contact with a substantially flat bottom surface of said pool edge.
A method of providing a combination floating thermal pool cover and thermal pool cover retaining device comprising the steps of:
- covering a swimming pool water surface with a thermal pool cover having a plurality of slits therein;
- retaining said thermal pool cover with a thermal pool cover retaining device for said thermal pool cover comprising:
- clamping means for removably coupling said retaining device to a substantially flat surface portion of an extending edge of the swimming pool;
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- retaining means integrally connected to said clamping means for insertion through one of said plurality of slits in said floating thermal pool cover to hold said thermal pool cover in place and to prevent any portion of said thermal pool cover from lifting;
- said clamping means further comprising a first member having a substantially J-shaped bend configuration and having a portion thereof for contact with a substantially flat upper surface of said edge and a second member integrally connected to said first member and having a substantially S-shaped bend configuration and having a portion thereof for contact with a substantially flat bottom surface of said pool edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.