Swimming pool skimmer closure assembly

A pool skimmer closure assembly for use with a swimming pool having a swimming pool skimmer mounted to a side wall opening in a side wall of the swimming pool by a skimmer mounting plate and the swimming pool skimmer being in flow communication with pool water through the side wall opening, the pool skimmer closure assembly, comprising:

• a face plate securable to the skimmer mounting plate and having a first side wall surface, a second pool chamber surface, and a plurality of fastener apertures positioned along a peripheral border of the face plate, and the face plate having a configuration generally coextensive with the skimmer mounting plate so that the face plate can be sealably secured to the side wall of the swimming pool;
• the face plate having a central opening for alignment with the side wall opening when the face plate is secured to the skimmer mounting plate, the face plate having a threaded portion;
• a disc-shaped hatch cover including a threaded portion capable of mateable engagement to the threaded portion of the face plate;
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• at least one sealing member for placement on the threaded portion of the hatch cover for forming a seal between the hatch cover and the face plate for preventing the flow of pool water into the swimming pool skimmer when the hatch cover is secured to the face plate.

A pool skimmer closure assembly, comprising:

• a rectangular-shaped mounting plate securable to a pool skimmer mounting plate, the rectangular-shaped mounting plate having a pool skimmer side, an opposite pool chamber side and a plurality of apertures spaced along the peripheral border of the mounting plate;
• the mounting plate having a cylindrical mounting plate opening and annular mounting plate threads;
• a disc-shaped hatch cover for removable securement to the annular threads of the mounting plate, the hatch cover including an annular, notched peripheral rim, a tool engagement surface having a longitudinal slot integrally formed thereon, and a plurality of hatch cover threads positioned adjacent the rim and capable of being selectively engaged to the mounting plate threads so that the hatch cover can be secured to the mounting plate for closing the mounting plate opening for periods of swimming pool non-use;
• an annular sealing member for slidable disposition on the annular threads of the hatch cover in order to provide a seal between the mounting plate and the hatch cover when the hatch cover is secured to the mounting plate;
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• a plurality of fasteners for disposition within the plurality of fastener apertures.