Stephen H Perry

US Patent:

43482813, Sep 7, 1982

Filed:

Feb 2, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/230517

Inventors:

Stephen J. Perry - Arcadia CA
Gordon F. Ehret - Alhambra CA
William N. Rowley - Palos Verdes Estates CA

Assignee:

Marley/Wylain Company - Mission KS

International Classification:

E04H 320

US Classification:

210129

Abstract:

A skimmer assembly for use in swimming pools in which a skimmer housing is provided with a skimming inlet and a drain inlet for receiving water from a pool. An outlet is also provided for connection with a vacuum source for discharging water from the housing. A floating weir is disposed in the housing for regulating the amount of water entering the housing from the skimming inlet and a filter basket is disposed in the housing with its open end communicating with the skimming inlet and a wall portion communicating with the drain inlet. An adaptor member and a cover plate cooperate with said basket for selectively controlling the flow of water from said skimming inlet to said outlet. The basket is adapted to attain a plurality of positions in the housing for regulating the flow through the drain inlet to the housing, and a sealing assembly is provided on the weir and the basket for sealing off flow through the skimmer inlet when the level of water in the pool falls below a predetermined value. The weir is adapted to accommodate an adaptor assembly for attaching a vacuum hose to the assembly for vacuuming selected portions of the pool under the vacuum created by the aforementioned vacuum source.