Safety fitting for a vacuum orifice in a swimming pool
CA 1328894 C · Owner: Rief, Dieter · Inventors: Rief, Dieter; Frentzel, Herman E.
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A fitting is disclosed for covering the vacuum orifice formed in the wall of the swimming pool. The fitting includes a hollow body member connectable to the vacuum orifice and having an opening for receiving a vacuum hose. A spring loaded cap is connected to the body member and is designed to seal the orifice when the cap is in the closed position. A safety locking mechanism is provided to prevent the inadvertent opening of the fitting. In the preferred embodiment the cap, further includes a lug for engaging a vacuum hose to enhance the connection between the hose and the fitting.
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- Granted April 26, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 26, 2011.
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