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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Joseph Walter Carpenter, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Walter Carpenter, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved pool skimmer is provided in which a skimmer basket grapnel having a pair of aligned removable paddles adapted for attachment to a skimmer basket sidewall and for blocking suction within a skimmer basket volume. The paddles each include a vertically sliding gate which, when opened, released vacuum within the skimmer basket. This allows the basket to be easily removed. The sliding gate stems articulate vertically to open and close. The apex of the stems attaches to a handle, whereupon an upward pulling motion actuates the two paddle gates open. Once a vacuum seal is broken, the attachment to the basket sidewall allows further upward motion to remove the basket from its skimmer housing. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.