| US 7,553,425 B2 | ||
| Screen for swimming pool skimmer and method of using same | ||
| Samuel B. Stern, 1 Edgemoor Rd., Cheltenham, Pa. 19012 (US); and Margaret Quarry, 7511 Rowland Ave., Cheltenham, Pa. 19012 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/762,355. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0308478 A1, Dec. 18, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. E04H 4/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 210—776 [210/791; 210/167.1] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A method of cleaning a strainer basket in the skimmer of a swimming pool having a pool water filtration system, said method
comprising the steps of:
providing a skimming screen having a support frame that has a central opening and a screen attached to the support frame,
wherein the screen extends over substantially the entire area of the central opening;
removing the strainer basket from an intake orifice of a skimmer suction line for cleaning; and then
placing the skimming screen on the intake orifice,
whereby the pool filtration system can be kept running while the strainer basket is being cleaned.
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