Patents Assigned to Automatic Solar Covers, Inc.
  • Semi-automatic pool cover
    Patent number: 4351072
    Abstract: A flexible tarpaulin is rolled about a drum mounted on an axle that is secured to a rigid deck by mounting brackets. A spring acting between the axle and the drum serves to retract the tarpaulin onto the drum. A releasable retraction lock may be used to prevent retraction. The tarpaulin has apertures spaced along its edges and a plurality of fasteners are employed having latching pins that extend through the apertures into anchors embedded in the deck to secure the tarpaulin over the pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Automatic Solar Covers, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Smith