Swimming Pool Cover

Abstract

A swimming pool cover for a swimming pool, the swimming pool being surrounded by a flat surface such as a pool deck. The swimming pool cover includes, in one embodiment, a screen of mesh fabric, a frame mounted on the periphery of the screen and extending completely around the swimming pool, a first strip of magnetic material fixedly secured to the frame and a second strip of stainless steel sized and shaped identical to the first strip and fixedly secured to the flat surface. In use, the screen is placed over the swimming pool wherein the frame is moved around so that the first strip of material is aligned with second strip of material. As so aligned, the second strip of material is attracted to the first strip of material to tightly seal the frame to the flat surface to prevent environmental debris including small animals and ants from falling into and contaminating the water held within the swimming pool. Because the screen is constructed of a mesh fabric, moisture will pass through the screen and environmental debris will accumulate on the screen. To remove the swimming pool cover, it can be folded into a vertical stack and lifted off the pool.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A swimming pool cover for a swimming pool, the swimming pool being completely surrounded by a flat surface, the swimming pool cover comprising:
 (a) a screen dimensioned larger than the size of the swimming pool so as to extend around and completely cover the swimming pool and extend on to the flat surface,   (b) a frame fixedly attached to the outer periphery of the screen, the frame having a bottom surface,   (c) a first strip of material fixedly secured to the bottom surface of the frame,   (d) a second strip of material fixedly secured to the flat surface and extending completely around the flat surface, and   (e) the first strip of material being sized and shaped so that the frame can be moved around so that the first strip of material can be aligned with the second strip of material when the frame is mounted over the swimming pool and flat surface and wherein the first strip of material and second strip of material are made of materials such that the first strip of material cooperates with the second strip of material to tightly seal the frame to the flat surface to prevent environmental debris, small animals, rodents and ants from entering the swimming pool.   
     
     
         2 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the screen is a mesh fabric and the flat surface is selected from the group consisting of a pool deck or a pool edge. 
     
     
         3 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is a high energy, flexible magnetic material and the second strip of material is stainless steel. 
     
     
         4 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 3  wherein the second strip of material is selected from the group consisting of ferritic stainless steel, martensitic stainless steel 400 series and cold-rolled 300 series stainless steel. 
     
     
         5 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is a strip of Velcro hooks and the second strip of material is a strip of Velcro loops. 
     
     
         6 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is a strip of Velcro loops and the second strip of material is a strip of Velcro hooks. 
     
     
         7 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the screen is a black mesh polypropylene woven screen. 
     
     
         8 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the frame is multi-piece and is made of polyurethane plastic. 
     
     
         9 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is fixedly attached to the flat surface by an adhesive. 
     
     
         10 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the frame is four sided. 
     
     
         11 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the frame is custom fit. 
     
     
         12 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is a multi-piece strip. 
     
     
         13 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 5  wherein the second strip of material is a multi-piece strip of material. 
     
     
         14 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 13  wherein the first strip of material is fixedly secured to the bottom surface of the frame. 
     
     
         15 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 3  wherein the first strip of material is a ferromagnetic material. 
     
     
         16 . A swimming pool cover for a swimming pool, the swimming pool being completely surrounded by a flat surface, the swimming pool cover comprising:
 (a) a screen dimensioned larger than the size of the swimming pool so as to at least completely cover the swimming pool, said screen having a bottom surface,   (b) a first strip of magnetic material fixedly secured to the bottom surface of the screen, and   (c) a second strip of material fixedly secured to the flat surface sized, shaped and positioned over the swimming pool so that the first strip of material can be aligned with and the second strip of material when the screen is mounted over the flat surface and wherein the first strip of material cooperating with the second strip of material to tightly seal the screen to the flat surface to prevent rodents, small animals, insects and the like from entering the pool.   
     
     
         17 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 16  wherein the flat surface is selected from the group consisting of a pool deck or a pool edge. 
     
     
         18 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 17  wherein the first strip of material is a high energy, flexible strip of magnetic material and wherein the second strip of material is stainless steel. 
     
     
         19 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 18  wherein the first strip of material is Velcro hooks and the second strip of material is Velcro loops. 
     
     
         20 . The swimming pool cover of  claim 1  wherein the first strip of material is Velcro loops and the second strip of material is Velcro hooks.