Apparatus and method for lifting a skimmer well lid and for cleaning and lifting a skimmer basket

摘要

A multipurpose tool and method usable to remove debris and/or other retentate from a skimmer basket or a filter associated with a swimming pool, and/or to remove the skimmer well lid and the skimmer basket and/or filter from a skimmer well. The tool comprises two elongate members pivotally connected, each elongate member having a protrusion connected thereto at one end and a handle at the other. Each elongate member can have a scooping element connected thereto. The protrusions can point away from each other and can be adapted to move away from each other in response to the handles being moved towards each other.

主权项

1. An apparatus usable for lifting and cleaning a skimmer basket, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a first elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein a first protrusion extends laterally from the first end of the first elongate member, wherein a first scooping element is connected to the first elongate member adjacent to the first protrusion, and wherein a first hand grip region is connected to the second end of the first elongate member; and a second elongate member having a first end and a second end, wherein a second protrusion extends laterally from the first end of the second elongate member, wherein a second scooping element is connected to the second elongate member adjacent to the second protrusion, and wherein a second hand grip region is connected to the second end of the second elongate member, wherein the first and the second elongate members are pivotally connected, wherein the pivotal connection is located closer to the second end of each elongated member than to the first end of each elongated member, wherein the protrusions are shaped to extend away from each other, and wherein the protrusions are adapted to move away from each other in response to the handgrip regions being moved towards each other.