Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alphadeff & Sitterson PA
  • Patent number: 6453482
    Abstract: A safety cover for swimming pool drains for dispersing suction pressure and preventing a person's hair or other body parts from becoming entangled and otherwise preventing injury or death. A generally dome-shaped drain cover is removably affixed to a new and/or existing suction drain using a universal mounting mechanism. The drain cover is preferably circular and includes a peripheral lip, a sidewall, and a segmented dome-shaped top portion. The peripheral lip functions to form a seal with the bottom surface of the pool surrounding the drain, while the sidewall defines a plurality of openings therein and the segmented dome-shaped top portion defines a plurality of segments each of which include a plurality of openings. Each opening incorporates screen mesh material for allowing water to flow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Paul M. Mullings