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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Applicant:
W. John Gardenier, Wallingford, CT (US);
Inventor:
W. John Gardenier, Wallingford, CT (US);
Assignee:
ThermoSpas, Inc., Wallingford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pool/spa skimmer includes a housing and a face plate opening into the housing. The face plate is dimensioned to allow water to flow in a vertical column between it and the housing. In one embodiment, a flexible weir gate is coupled to the face plate and flexes under draw of water by a pump to allow flow of water into the skimmer. The interior of the housing has a curved wall so that when a column of water passes the face plate into the housing, a whirlpool effect is realized.