Pool cover drain system
OwnerKevin A. Rickmaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an assembly and related methods for draining water from atop a pool cover. The invention may be said to include a pool cover that has an aperture defined therein and a drain assembly attached to the pool cover and associated with the aperture of the pool cover. The drain assembly of the invention generally includes a debris filter and/or appropriate drain cover to enable water from atop the pool cover to enter the drain assembly and be transported at least generally away from the pool. In addition, the drain assembly is generally designed/configured to exhibit a weight sufficient to position at least a portion of debris filter/drain cover at or below a water level of the pool with which it is being utilized to further drainage capabilities.
Claims13
A pool cover drain assembly, comprising:
- a drain assembly wherein said drain assembly further comprises
- a basin, said basin having
- a base,
- at least one upstanding sidewall surrounding said base defining a fluid containing cavity, said upstanding sidewall terminating in a top of said basin, said top having an upward facing opening, and
- said basin further having a central longitudinal reference axis extending upward from said base through said upward facing opening;
- a support retainer disposed over said top of said basin and having a central aperture extending therethrough;
- said aperture having a perimeter generally aligned with said upward facing opening of said basin to form a throughway;
- and
- a debris filter interposed generally across said throughway;
- and
- a flexible pool cover, said pool cover having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture having a shape similar to said upward facing opening of said basin and said pool cover having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
- said support retainer being detachably attached to said top of said basin whereby at least a portion of said pool cover adjacent to said aperture is disposed between said support retainer and said top of said basin, said support retainer being located above said top surface of said pool cover and said top of said basin being located below said bottom surface of said pool cover.
A pool system, comprising:
- a pool having a floor and at least one sidewall;
- and
- a drain assembly wherein said drain assembly further comprises
- a basin, said basin having
- a base,
- at least one upstanding sidewall surrounding said base defining a fluid containing cavity, said upstanding sidewall terminating in a top of said basin, said top having an upward facing opening, and
- said basin further having a central longitudinal reference axis extending upward from said base through said upward facing opening;
- a support retainer disposed over said top of said basin and having a central aperture extending therethrough;
- said aperture having a perimeter generally aligned with said upward facing opening of said basin to form a throughway;
- and
- a debris filter interposed generally across said throughway;
- and
- a flexible pool cover, said pool cover having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture having a shape similar to said upward facing opening of said basin and said pool cover having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
- said support retainer being detachably attached to said top of said basin whereby at least a portion of said pool cover adjacent to said aperture is disposed between said support retainer and said top of said basin, said support retainer being located above said top surface of said pool cover and said top of said basin being located below said bottom surface of said pool cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.