Abstract Apparatus for improving the efficiency of swimming pool skimmers in cleaning the surface of water in swimming pools of particulate debris are disclosed. The apparatus of this invention includes a mounting bracket adapted to be permanently installed at the wall of a swimming pool, in one embodiment at the intake aperture of a swimming pool skimmer, and having therein a slot configured to receive therein an elongate prismatical member. The slot is so configured that when the prismatical member is inserted therein, the prismatical member is held rigidly in the water of the swimming pool at an angle to the wall of the swimming pool and a depth in the water of the swimming pool to substantially increase the rate of capture of the water surface debris by the skimmer. The prismatical member has a height dimension selected to prevent debris from either splashing over the top thereof, or tunneling through laminar flow paths beneath the prismatical member.
In a swimming pool having at least one wall and a skimmer mechanism including a skimmer mouth and a water return port penetrating said wall, said skimmer mouth and water return port being interconnected by conduit and pumping means whereby a generally circular flow of water is maintained in said swimming pool, the improvement which comprises: an elongate prismatical member; bracket member mounting means attached to said pool for demountably securing said elongate prismatical member adjacent said skimmer mouth, said member having a first portion attached to said pool wall adjacent said skimmer mouth and a second portion extending horizontally and angularly from said wall into the interior of said pool, block means attached to said first portion of said bracket, a plurality of vertical slots located in said second portion of said bracket member whereby said elongate prismatical member may be positioned at predetermined angular and vertical positions in said pool and an end thereof restrained by said block means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a swimming pool having at least one wall and a skimmer mechanism including a skimmer mouth and a water return port penetrating said wall, said skimmer mouth and water return port being interconnected by conduit and pumping means whereby a generally circular flow of water is maintained in said swimming pool, the improvement which comprises: an elongate prismatical member; bracket member mounting means attached to said pool for demountably securing said elongate prismatical member adjacent said skimmer mouth, said member having a first portion attached to said pool wall adjacent said skimmer mouth and a second portion extending horizontally and angularly from said wall into the interior of said pool, block means attached to said first portion of said bracket, a plurality of vertical slots located in said second portion of said bracket member whereby said elongate prismatical member may be positioned at predetermined angular and vertical positions in said pool and an end thereof restrained by said block means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The improvement of claim 1 wherein said block means and said plurality of slots are constructed and arranged to provide angles between said pool wall and said prismatical member within the range of 55 to 75 degrees.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The improvement of claim 1 wherein said elongate prismatical member has a heigth dimension of at least four inches.