Skimmer
OwnerBruce B. Penneyinventor
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Abstract
A leaf skimmer for swimming pools or other reservoirs comprises a base to be mounted over a weir opening, a convexly curved front wall, and an opening, the skimmer capable of being mined to fact one way or the opposite way. It is provided with an inlet fitting which also may be turned to face one way or the other to direct a circulation of the water around the pool and carry leaves and other debris into the skimmer, the pool pump drawing water into the skimmer and pumping it back into the pool via the inlet fitting. The skimmer has a weir plate and non-return flap which may be inserted in the skimmer opening and adjusted to the water level, whichever way around the skimmer is mounted. A separator is provided to separate leaves which have been skimmed into a leaf trap.
Claims6
A reservoir skimmer which includes:
- a base having an outlet opening which base is generally flat and sufficiently large to entirely cover an outlet including a weir in a side wall of a reservoir, and a deflection member extending from the front of the base, the deflection member forming an upright front wall at least a part of which curves convexly outwardly with an inlet opening defined between the front wall and the base, the front wall for extending into a liquid circulating in the reservoir to deflect some of the liquid and floating debris to enter through the inlet opening and exit through the outlet opening to subsequently proceed over the weir, provided with a roof between the top edges of the front wall and the base and a floor between the bottom edge of the front wall and the base to form an enclosed channel between the inlet and outlet openings and a weir plate closing off a part of the inlet opening extending upwards from the floor and between the front wall and the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.