Pool skimmer apparatus
OwnerBernard R. Maxfieldinventor
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Abstract
A pool skimmer apparatus used with a water filtration and recirculation system includes an outlet nozzle assembly and a scoop assembly. The outlet nozzle assembly is mounted to an inlet in the sidewall of a pool of water and operable for directing a flow of the water and debris floating on the surface of the water along an endless annular path extending substantially tangentially along the sidewall and the periphery of the pool of water. The scoop assembly is mounted to the outlet in the sidewall of the pool to project outwardly from the sidewall for intercepting and deflecting at least a portion of the water and debris carried by the water from the endless annular path of flow and into the outlet of the pool to thereby assist in skimming off portions of the debris floating on the surface of the pool of water.
Claims10
A pool skimmer apparatus for use with a water filtration and recirculation system being disposed between and interconnecting in flow communication an inlet and an outlet in a sidewall of a swimming pool of water, said pool skimmer apparatus comprising:
- (a) an outlet nozzle assembly mountable to the inlet in the sidewall of the pool and being operable for directing a flow of the water and debris floating on the surface of the water along an endless peripheral path extending substantially adjacent along the sidewall of the pool of water;
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- (b) a scoop assembly mountable to the outlet in the sidewall of the pool to project outwardly from the sidewall for intercepting and deflecting at least a portion of the water and debris carried by the water from the endless annular path of flow and into the outlet of the pool to thereby assist in skimming off portions of the debris floating on the surface of the pool of water;
- (c) said outlet nozzle assembly including an annular base portion defining an axial flow passage in a direction normal to said sidewall and mountable to the inlet in the sidewall of the swimming pool, and a swivel head portion rotatably mounted to said annular base portion and defining an outlet nozzle passageway adapted to eject a jet of water in a substantially perpendicular relation to said axial flow passage of said annular base portion and thereby parallel to the sidewall of the pool so as to cause the water on the surface of the pool of water to flow along the endless peripheral path;
- (d) said outlet nozzle assembly further including a fitting adapted to be mounted to the inlet in the pool sidewall, said fitting having a passageway defined therethrough and an inlet end and outlet end at opposite ends of the passageway, said fitting also having a substantially flat annular surface defined around said outlet end of said passageway, said outlet end of said passageway having an internally-threaded section thereon;
- (e) said annular base portion having a pair of inner and outer annular rims each having externally-threaded sections thereon and an annular flange extending between and interconnecting said inner and outer annular rims, said axial flow passage extending through said inner annular rim and said annular flange, said inner annular rim threadably coupled to said outlet of said fitting and said swivel head portion rotatably mounted on said annular flange.
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