Rigid, closed cell foam plastic sheets are joined by flexible hinges. A series of resulting strips are floated, side by side, to cover the pool. Overall dimensions are slightly smaller than the inner pool perimeter to allow for easy removal. There is attached to the outer perimeter and extending past the edge of the sheets and up the wall of the pool, a flexible lip, preferably porous, so that some pressure is exerted to keep individual sections together while sealing the open perimeter channel....

An improved lightweight, multi-layer, reflective swimming pool cover containing two thermoplastic layers. The top layer has a dark-colored polyethylene film and the lower layer has a polyethylene film with a aluminum concentrate, or other suitable reflecting material, deposited thereon along the entire layer, thereby becoming a reflective surface. The layers are suitably bonded together to form a water and air tight seal so as to provide the cover with a reflective surface on which are integral ...

A collapsible dome includes two or more arches of larger radius than half of the diameter of the pool which are therefore lower and provide a consequently lower structure, preferably of arcuated shape. Arches are pivotably attached on one end to the first support base, mounted to the pool's edge, and on the other to the second support base. Second support base is slidably hung upon a support guide bar which is mounted on the pool's edge with one end opposite the first support base and a membrane...

In an improved cover and drainage device for a swimming pool, the cover has an upper surface sealably connected to a drain that enables accumulated water on the surface to drain into a sealably connected drainage conduit disposed within the pool. The conduit extends through a pipe attached to an external surface of a side wall of the pool and terminates in a water discharge outlet external to the pool. The improvement comprises flexible means for sealably securing the drainage conduit to the pip...

Disclosed is a new domed cover for use with swimming pools for eliminating incursion of rainwater, leaves, animals, and the like during winter storage thereof whereby reducing the time required to return a swimming pool to service after the storage. The domed cover for swimming pools comprises a framework structure for supporting a pool covering lamina with the center elevated with respect to the edges thereof for shedding water and other objects. The framework structure comprises a horizontal d...

A lifting mechanism for removing and restoring a hinged spa cover from the spa tub. Two tubular brackets are cojoined so that base members on the brackets are parallelly aligned adjacent to one end of the spa and arms on the brackets extend along opposite sides of the spa. The cojoined base members are pivotally mounted so that the lifting arms are rotatable between a first lowered position and a second raised position. Support beams are connected to the lifting arms over which the hinged sectio...

A pool cover drain substantially completely drains collected rainwater without use of pumps or electrical hookups. The pool cover drain is non-centrally located in a pool cover. It is attached to a flexible hose that directs the water to a swimming pool sidewall drain outlet. A sealed weighted tubular element creates a conical depression in said swimming pool cover. The sealed weighted tubular element is placed atop the pool cover in close proximity to said pool cover drain. Collected rainwater ...

A support apparatus for a cover adapted for use with a conventional cover lifting device comprises one or more brackets for engaging the peripheral edge and at least one tension member or strap extending between the crossbar of the lifting device and the bracket. Where the cover has two planer surfaces joined at a hinge for hanging over the crossbar, each strap and each bracket is are sandwiched between the covers folded surfaces and each bracket is preferably "T"-shaped for engaging the periphe...

A spa cover removing device has improved rigidity and includes cross pieces that fit into elongate sleeves provided at each end of a center hinge between two half sections of a spa cover. The removing device has a substantially rigid frame with a pair of parallel side bars positioned on opposing sides of the spa housing, the side bars have upper ends rigidly attached to upper elbow pieces projecting toward each other, each elbow piece rigidly joined to retainer bars to extend across the center h...

A lifting frame for a hinged spa cover having a pair of adjustable lifting arms pivotally mounted adjacent side walls of a spa. A U-shaped foot actuated lever is connected to the lifting arms with the base of the lever extended across one end wall of the spa. The upper part of the arms are equipped with one or more supports that are adjacent to and parallel with the cover hinge whereby the cover is foldable over the support or supports when the lifting arms are in a first position. The foot leve...