Patents by Inventor Claude J. Terreri

Claude J. Terreri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Swimming pool cover support, covered swimming pool and method of covering a swimming pool
    Patent number: 4685254
    Abstract: A pool cover support comprises a balloon for placement in its uninflated condition on the surface of the water in a swimming pool, an air hose having one end attached to the balloon and provided at its other end with a valve. The hose is of sufficient length that when the balloon is secured in a predetermined position, the valve can be located outside the pool, whereby the balloon can be inflated or later deflated.A covered pool has an edge and is filled with water. A pool cover covers the pool and overlaps the pool's edge, and a pool cover support comprises a balloon which is in a predetermined position on the water and underneath the cover, an air hose having one end attached to the balloon and a valve at its other end. The hose is sufficiently long that the valve is outside the pool, whereby the balloon can be inflated or later deflated with the cover in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Inventor: Claude J. Terreri