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Apparatus and method for draining a swimming pool cover

CA 1315173 C · Owner: Hodak, Frank J. · Inventors: Hodak, Frank J.

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A method and apparatus for draining a swimming pool cover includes upper and lower flanged members having a central drain passage for sealably fitting around a hole formed in the pool cover. A drain tube upwardly extends from the upper flange and communicates with the passage thereof. An elbow fitting or the like communicates at one end with the passage in the lower flange and at another end with a flexible conduit. The conduit extends from the elbow fitting for connection to a conventional return water port fitting located at the pool sidewall. As water accumulates on the cover to a predetermined depth, the excess water drains into the drain tube and travels through the flexible conduit to …

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  • Granted March 30, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 30, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 2, 1989
GrantedMarch 30, 1993
Term endedMarch 30, 2010
Patent numberCA 1315173 C
Classification (IPC)E03B9/00 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedFeb 2, 1989Patent grantedMarch 30, 1993Term endedMarch 30, 2010

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