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US 5,672,271 AGranted
Collapsible pool skimmer apparatus
OwnerTerry Dyeinventor
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Abstract
A pool skimmer apparatus having a skimmer basket with an upper ring and a mesh bag depending therefrom. A plurality of risers on the upper ring provide an annular gap between the upper ring and the lip of a pool skimmer receptacle which provides an escape route for water flow when the mesh bag becomes clogged with debris, thereby avoiding damage to the pool circulation pump. A speed accelerator plate detachably couples to the upper ring in either a first, regular flow position or a second, vortex-generating accelerated flow position, to allow skimming or filtering of pool water at different rates.
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A liquid skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
- (b) a weighted disk, said weighted disk attached to a bottom end of said mesh bag;
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- (c) a plurality of risers, said risers included on said upper ring, said risers defining an annular opening between said upper ring and a skimmer receptacle lip.
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A pool skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
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- (b) a plurality of risers, said risers included on said upper ring, said risers defining an annular opening between said upper ring and a skimmer receptacle lip.
A pool skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
- (b) a plurality of risers, said risers included on said upper ring, said risers defining an annular opening between said upper ring and a skimmer receptacle lip;
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- (c) vortex means, adjacent said upper ring, for providing accelerated water flow through said basket.
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A liquid skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
- (b) a weighted disk, said weighted disk attached to a bottom end of said mesh bag;
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- (c) a speed accelerator plate, said speed accelerator plate having a semicircular opening, said speed accelerator plate planarly aligned with said upper ring, said speed accelerator plate detachably coupled to said upper ring;
- (d) wherein said speed accelerator plate detachably and adjustably couples to said upper ring in a first, regular flow position wherein a rounded edge of said semicircular opening is oriented towards the direction of liquid flow, and a second, accelerated flow position wherein a corner of said semicircular opening is oriented towards said direction of liquid flow.
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A pool skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
- (b) flow escape means for allowing water to bypass said basket when said mesh bag is clogged with debris;
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- (c) a speed accelerator plate, said speed accelerator plate having a semicircular opening, said speed accelerator plate planarly aligned with said upper ring, said speed accelerator plate detachably coupled to said upper ring;
- (d) wherein said speed accelerator plate detachably and adjustably couples to said upper ring in a first, regular flow position wherein a rounded edge of said semicircular opening is oriented towards the direction of water flow, and a second, accelerated flow position wherein a corner of said semicircular opening is oriented towards said direction of water flow.
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A pool skimmer apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a collapsible skimmer basket, said basket including an upper ring, said basket including a mesh bag depending from said upper ring, said bag having an opening adjacent said upper ring;
- (b) flow escape means for allowing water to bypass said basket when said mesh bag is clogged with debris, said flow escape means adjacent said upper ring;
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- (c) a speed accelerator plate, said speed accelerator plate having a semicircular opening, said speed accelerator plate planarly aligned with said upper ring, said speed accelerator plate detachably coupled to said upper ring;
- (d) wherein said speed accelerator plate detachably and adjustably couples to said upper ring in a first, regular flow position wherein a rounded edge of said semicircular opening is oriented towards the direction of water flow, and a second, accelerated flow position wherein a corner of said semicircular opening is oriented towards said direction of water flow.
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