US 12,392,441 B1
Pool aerator valve protective sealing cover
Hugo E. Morales, Lanoka Harbor, NJ (US)
Filed by Hugo E. Morales, Lanoka Harbor, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,199.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,008, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16L 55/115 (2006.01); E04H 4/14 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 55/115 (2013.01) [E04H 4/14 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective sealing cover for use with an aerator valve of a swimming pool, the aerator valve is embedded upon a planar surface of the swimming pool, the aerator valve including a hollow bore portion extending inwardly away from the planar surface, an aperture which provides access to the hollow bore portion, and a flange which surrounds the aperture and projects outwardly away from the planar surface, the protective sealing cover comprising:
a cap including an outer surface, an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface, and a cap outer edge surrounding the inner surface and the outer surface;
a cap recess disposed on the inner surface of the cap, the cap recess extending away from the inner surface of the cap toward the outer surface;
a plug positioned centrally within the cap recess, the plug including a first end and a distally oriented second end, the first end of the plug connected to the cap, and the second end projecting perpendicularly away therefrom, the plug adapted to be inserted into the hollow bore portion of the aerator valve via the aperture;
wherein the plug includes a compressible elastic material, allowing the plug to compress inwardly to pass through the aperture of the pool aerator valve and expand within the hollow bore portion to form a watertight seal which prevents entry of moisture into the hollow bore portion; and
wherein the cap recess is adapted to receive the flange of the aerator valve, enclosing the flange and allowing the inner surface of the cap to rest against the planar surface.