Safety drain guard for swimming pools and spas
OwnerPaul M. Mullingsinventor
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Abstract
A safety cover for swimming pool drains for dispersing suction pressure and preventing a person's hair or other body parts from becoming entangled and otherwise preventing injury or death. A generally dome-shaped drain cover is removably affixed to a new and/or existing suction drain using a universal mounting mechanism. The drain cover is preferably circular and includes a peripheral lip, a sidewall, and a segmented dome-shaped top portion. The peripheral lip functions to form a seal with the bottom surface of the pool surrounding the drain, while the sidewall defines a plurality of openings therein and the segmented dome-shaped top portion defines a plurality of segments each of which include a plurality of openings. Each opening incorporates screen mesh material for allowing water to flow therethrough.
Claims5
A safety drain guard assembly for suction drains in pools and spas, said drain guard assembly comprising:
- a drain cover, said drain cover defining a generally convex upper surface, a peripheral side wall connected to said upper surface, a peripheral base connected to said side wall;
- said upper surface defining a plurality of recessed sections offset from said upper surface and completely surrounded by said upper surface so as to form recessed surfaces within said upper surface, each of said recessed surfaces defining a plurality of water inlet apertures;
- said peripheral side wall defining a plurality of apertures;
- means for matingly engaging said drain cover with an existing drain cover mounting ring of a suction drain of a pool or spa.
A safety drain guard assembly for suction drains in pools and spas, said drain guard assembly comprising:
- a drain cover, said drain cover defining a generally convex upper surface, a peripheral side wall connected to said upper surface, a peripheral base connected to said side wall;
- said upper surface defining a plurality of recessed sections offset from said upper surface and completely surrounded by said upper surface so as to form recessed surfaces within said upper surface, each of said recessed sections defining a plurality of water inlet apertures, each of said inlet apertures including screen mesh;
- said peripheral side wall defining a plurality of water inlet apertures, each of said apertures including screen mesh;
- a cross member having a central portion defining an apertue and a plurality of arms projecting radially from said central portion, said projecting arms sized for engagement with an existing pool drain opening;
- said cross member central portion further defining an internally threaded aperture;
- a threaded fastener inserted axially through said drain cover in threaded engagement with said threaded aperture defined by said cross member threaded aperture thereby securing said cover to the pool drain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.