Abstract: An automatic shutoff valve for shutting off the main water supply to a building in the case of detected water leak. A ball valve is provided with a mounting kit for rendering the valve automatic. The apparatus includes a housing adapted to fit over the valve body and secured directly to the pipes with adjustable clamps. The kit includes a two-section lever member pivotally mounted to the valve. The one-quarter turn movement of the lever member determines the opening and the closing of the valve. A spring-loaded cable and a system of pulleys control the lever member. A retaining member is pivotally mounted to the floor of the housing and a pair of arms extends outwardly therefrom with one arm of the retaining member engaging a slot in the upper end of the internal section of the lever member to retain the valve in the opened position.

Abstract: A skimming apparatus for a swimming pool that includes a ladder, the skimming apparatus is provided with a bracket to be mounted to a side rail of the ladder, the bracket having an offset arm and the skimming apparatus having a beam with a pivot rod pivotally mounted to the end of the offset arm so that when the skimming apparatus is deployed the beam will be blocked by the side rail of the ladder. The skimming apparatus has a pair of floats one on each end of the beam and a net is attached to the beam and the floats forming a pocket through which the water pushed by the current will pass through.