Buoyant pellet covering for swimming pools

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1977-04-06

1979-02-06

O'Dea, William F.

Stoves and furnaces

Heaters

Surface

417215, F24J 302

Patent

active

041376129

ABSTRACT:
A solar heating apparatus is disclosed herein useful as a swimming pool cover whereby the sun's rays can penetrate the apparatus and heat the water therebeneath. The apparatus includes a multiplicity of floatable individual and separate balls, pellets or units of a predetermined geometry which cooperate with each other to cover the surface of a given body of water. Each unit includes a lower surface or panel of transparent, plastic material and an upper surface or panel of opaque, plastic material. A storage container is located adjacent to the pool and a collection device including a pump and related conduits is provided for gathering the multiplicity of pellets and transporting them to the storage container. A pellet dispersal device is provided for transporting the pellets back to the pool surface which also includes the pump and conduits.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3072920 (1963-01-01), Yellott
patent: 3411163 (1968-11-01), Myers, Jr.
patent: 3552567 (1971-01-01), Arp
patent: 3908632 (1975-09-01), Poulsen
patent: 3984881 (1976-10-01), Gerlach
patent: 3998204 (1976-12-01), Fuchs et al.

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