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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Applicant:
Wallace Criley Bair, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Wallace Criley Bair, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A swimming pool skimmer maintenance apparatus () includes an elongate tubular handle () having a hook end () and an opposed sealing end (). The sealing end includes a sealing structure such as a spherical ball () defining a sealing surface effective to seal a skimmer suction port to prevent a flow of water through the skimmer suction port. The hook end supports a metal wire hook () which extends from the handle and which is adapted to lift a debris collection basket, a skimmer diverter or a skimmer lid present at the skimmer. The apparatus is also useful for safely probing the skimmer for animals or insects.