Swimming pool cover

Claim 1

A swimming pool cover comprising a flexible pliable plastic sheet having a size and shape to substantially cover the surface of the water within a pool, a plurality of pairs of strap members, each pair having common end portions attached to the sheet and other end portions provided with attachable and disattachable complemental fastening means attachable together to form a closed strap member loop, a clip member for each such loop to secure the same directly to the side wall of the pool below the pool deck, said sheet having means to prevent the movement of air therebeneath when the sheet is in place on the surface of the water in the pool, said means comprising a depending skirt disposed along the periphery of said sheet and adapted to extend downwardly into the pool water while the sheet is supported on the pool water by said strap and clip members, the strap members of each pair being superposed, one above and one below the sheet, rivet means attaching the common ends thereof together, the sheet having a plurality of slots formed therein for the threading therethrough of the strap members below the sheet and subsequent connection of the same to said clip members and attachment together of said complemental fastening means.