Patent Application
20230366229
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of pool accessories of existing art and more specifically relates to a pool skimmer apparatus.
Swimming pools, or simply pools, are either outdoor or indoor structures that hold water for swimming or for other leisure purposes. However, a well-known problem for anyone that has maintained a pool, or even used a pool, is the accumulation of debris that happens on the surface of the pool. This is particularly true for outdoor pools, as insects, leaves, and the like very quickly collect on the pool surface. Current methods for removing the debris from the pool include the use of nets. However, these current nets typically include a long handle and a small net on the end of the long handle. As such, cleaning a pool, particularly a large pool, takes an unnecessary amount of time. This thereby minimizes time that is able to be spent in the pool, increases cost spent on pool cleaning services, and/or is inefficient for the pool cleaner themselves. As such, a suitable solution is desired.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known pool accessory art, the present disclosure provides a novel pool skimming apparatus. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide an apparatus that is operated by two people and enables quick and effective pool skimming.
An apparatus for skimming debris from a pool is disclosed herein. The apparatus may include a net, a first elongated pole and a second elongated pole. The net may be configured to trap the debris thereon. The net may include a flexible mesh screen material, a first side opposite a second side and an elongate net length therebetween. The elongate net length may be substantially equal to either the width or length of the pool. The first elongated pole may be configured to be grasped by a first user and the second elongated pole may be configured to be grasped by a second user. The first elongated pole may include a first top end opposite a first bottom end and a first elongated pole length therebetween. The first side of the net may be attached about the first bottom end of the first elongated pole. Similarly, the second elongated pole may include a second top end opposite a second bottom end and a second elongated pole length therebetween. The second side of the net may be attached about the second bottom end of the second elongated pole.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a pool skimming apparatus, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pool skimming apparatus. Generally, the pool skimming apparatus may be a tool in which makes pool skimming fastener and easier; enabling two users to clean debris from a pool within minutes. The pool skimming apparatus may include a net that reaches between two sides of the pool and handles on either side of the net that the users hold on to. The pool may be a pool of any size. For example, the pool may include a width of 10 feet, 15 feet, 20 feet, etc.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
The net 110 may be configured to trap the debris thereon. As such, the net 110 may include a flexible mesh screen material 111 having a net surface for trapping the debris and a plurality of small openings therein to allow water to flow freely therethrough whilst preventing the debris from escaping therethrough. In some embodiments, the net 110 may be made from seine netting. Further, as shown in
The elongate net length 114 may be substantially equal to either a width 8 or length 9 of the pool 5 (
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The net 110 may preferably be movable between an in-use position 102 and a storage position 103. As such, as discussed above, the net 110 may be flexible to enable the net 110 to easily fold. Preferably, as shown in
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According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for using an apparatus 100 to skim debris from a pool 5 may be disclosed herein. The method may include the steps of providing the apparatus 100; standing the first user 10 at the first pool side 3 of the width 8 of the pool 5; standing the second user 15 at the second pool side 4 of the width 8 of the pool 5, the first pool side 3 being opposite the second pool side 4; placing the first elongated pole 120 into a hand of the first user 10; placing the second elongated pole 130 into a hand of the second user 15; simultaneously dipping the bottom ends 122, 132 of the elongated poles 120, 130 into the pool 5, thereby placing the net 110 into the pool 5; simultaneously walking from the third pool side 6 of the length 9 of the pool 5 to the fourth pool side 7 of the length 9 of the pool 5, whilst keeping the net 110 in the pool 5, thereby skimming debris from the pool 5; and removing the net 110 from the pool 5, thereby removing the debris from the pool 5.
It should be noted that certain steps are optional steps and may not be implemented in all cases. should also be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). It should also be noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods for skimming debris from a pool are taught herein.
It should be appreciated that the measurements given here are given as examples only and not meant to be limiting. The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
