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Cpi Packaging, Inc.

Edward J Ellison

Harry Bussey, Jr

The pool cover is made of multi-layer light weight construction having a translucent top layer to permit sunlight to pass through an opaque bottom layer for absorbing sunlight passing through the transparent layer. In addition, a plurality of pockets are formed in the opaque layer having air encapsulated therein. When in use, the opaque layer becomes heated by sunlight thereby transferring heat by contact to the body of the water in the pool while also blocking light from the body of water to inhibit algae growth. The heated trapped air also serves to conduct heat to the body of water while also acting as a thermal insulation barrier during non-daylight hours. The pool cover may also be turned upside down in use. In other embodiment, all layers may be opaque.

Pool cover

The pool cover is made of multi-layer light weight construction having a transparent top layer to permit sunlight to pass through and an opaque bottom layer for absorbing sunlight passing through the transparent layer. In addition, a plurality of pockets are formed in the opaque layer having air encapsulated therein. When in use, the opaque layer becomes heated by sunlight thereby transferring heat by contact to the body of water in the pool. The heated trapped air also serves to conduct heat to the body of water while also acting as a thermal insulation barrier during non-daylight hours.

The pool cover is made of multi-layer light weight construction having transparent top layers to permit sunlight to pass through, an opaque layer for absorbing sunlight passing through the transparent layers and a reflective layer to transfer heat from the opaque layer into a pool of water. In addition, a plurality of pockets are formed on one of the transparent layers to encapsulate air therein. In one embodiment, the opaque and reflective layers may be incorporated into a single layer with an opaque surface on one side and reflective surface on the other side. Also, the edges of the cover may be sealed so that the entire cover has an encapsulated air layer. The cover can be reversed to place the reflective layer topmost so as to reflect sunlight from the pool, e.g. for short term pool closure. The opaque layer and reflective layer reduce sunlight penetration and thus inhibit algae growth while the insulating layer reduces heat movement either in or out of the water.

Solar-type pool cover

A method for conserving water in lawn maintenance is described. According to the method, a layer of of a water-absorbent, nonbiodegradable material is provided between the ground and a layer of sod. This absorbent layer retains water which may be reached by the roots of the plants in the sod layer. This layer may also be used to retain lawn chemicals. The lawn produced by the foregoing method is also described.

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Oakland, NJ, United States of America

Edward J Ellison