Skimmer screen for a swimming pool

A skimmer screen for a swimming pool comprising:

• a mounting bracket adapted to be securely mounted above a skimmer outlet port in a side wall of a swimming pool, said mounting bracket including an upwardly-turned hook-like member;
• a supporting frame removably and securely mounted upon said mounting bracket and being adapted to mount over the skimmer outlet port of a swimming pool, said supporting frame including a plate-like member having an upper portion and a lower portion and further having a first opening disposed through said upper portion and which is adapted to be dimensioned like that of the skimmer outlet port, said upper portion also having a slot extending therethrough near a top end thereof and being adapted to removably receive said hook-like member for supporting said supporting frame, said supporting frame further including a pair of elongate flange members extending outwardly of said plate-like member and being spaced apart and disposed to either side of said first opening and extending from a top end to a bottom end of said plate-like member, each of said flange members including a plurality of screen mounting members being spaced along a length thereof, said supporting frame further including a second opening extending through said lower portion and also including a mesh material securely covering said second opening, said upper portion of said plate-like member including wing portions extending from either side thereof and being adapted to rest flush against the side wall of the pool to either side of the skimmer outlet port, said screen mounting members being essentially dowel-like members, said supporting frame having length of approximately 20 inches and having a width of approximately 13 inches;
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• a screen member removably and securely mounted to said frame, said screen member including a frame portion separating said screen member into a plurality of portions with openings through each of said portions, said screen member being essentially laterally curved, said screen member including a plurality of mesh members each of which securely covers a respective one of said openings of said screen member, said screen member including a plurality of holes extending therethrough and being spaced along a perimeter of either side of said frame portion, said holes being adapted to removably receive respective said dowel-like members for mounting said screen member to said supporting frame, said screen member having a length of approximately 20 inches.

A skimmer screen for a swimming pool comprising:

• a mounting bracket adapted to be securely mounted above a skimmer outlet port in a side wall of a swimming pool;
• a supporting frame removably and securely mounted upon said mounting bracket and being adapted to mount over the skimmer outlet port of a swimming pool;
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• a screen member removably and securely mounted to said frame;
• said mounting bracket including an upwardly-turned hook-like member;
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• said supporting frame including a plate-like member having an upper portion and a lower portion, a first opening being disposed through said upper portion for communication with the outlet skimmer port, said upper portion also having a slot extending therethrough for removably receiving said hook-like member for supporting said supporting frame on said mounting bracket.