Pool Safety Device

Abstract

The pool safety device includes a front wall and a rear wall connected together by a cylindrical shaped main section and a tapered section to form an outer shell with an interior. The front wall has a center hole sized to receive a standard flexible pool vacuum hose and a front door sized to cover the same when the hose is not connected to the device. A rear mounting pipe is connected to the rear wall at a rear opening such that the rear mounting pipe is in fluid communication with the interior of the pool safety device. The front door, front wall and tapered section are fitted with a plurality of holes which act as inlets to the interior of the pool safety device. Similarly, the cylindrical shaped main section has a plurality of main section slots which act as inlets to the interior of the pool safety device.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pool safety device comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall connected together by a main section to form an outer shell with a hollow interior wherein the front wall has a plurality of front wall holes spaced relative to one another at a front wall hole spacing;   a front opening formed in the front wall sized to receive a hose tip and hose collar of a flexible pool hose and a plurality of front wall holes formed in the front wall;   a plurality of main section slots formed in the main section; and   a rear opening formed in the rear wall and a rear mounting pipe connected to the rear wall and encircling the rear opening wherein the rear mounting pipe has a rear mounting pipe inner diameter sized to receive a hose tip of a flexible pool hose such that a fluid seal is formed between the rear mounting pipe and the hose tip and the rear mounting pipe is in fluid communication with the flexible pool hose.   
     
     
         2 . The pool safety device of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of main section slots are formed in one or more main section slot sections. 
     
     
         3 . The pool safety device of  claim 1  further comprising a tapered section connecting the front wall to the main section. 
     
     
         4 . The pool safety device of  claim 3  further comprising tapered section holes in the tapered section wherein the tapered section holes are spaced relative to one another at a tapered section hole spacing wherein the tapered hole spacing is less than the front hole spacing. 
     
     
         5 . The pool safety device of  claim 4  wherein each of the plurality of main section slots are formed at a slot angle with respect to the tapered section. 
     
     
         6 . The pool safety device of  claim 5  wherein the slot angle is uniform for each of the main section slots. 
     
     
         7 . The pool safety device of  claim 1  wherein the pool safety device is made from a single cast uniform material. 
     
     
         8 . The pool safety device of  claim 1  further comprising a front door sized to cover the front opening of the front wall and wherein the front door is rotatably connected to the front wall. 
     
     
         9 . The pool safety device of  claim 8  further comprising a locking mechanism on the front door enabling the front door to be secured in a closed position. 
     
     
         10 . The pool safety device of  claim 9  further comprising a self-closing mechanism enabling the front door to automatically close when the flexible pool hose is not placed within the pool safety device. 
     
     
         11 . A pool safety device comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall connected together by a main section to form an outer shell with a hollow interior wherein the front wall has a plurality of front wall holes spaced relative to one another at a front wall hole spacing;   a tapered section connecting the main section to the front wall and having tapered section holes in the tapered section wherein the tapered section holes are spaced relative to one another at a tapered section hole spacing and wherein the tapered hole spacing is less than the front hole spacing;   a front opening formed in the front wall sized to receive a hose tip and hose collar of a flexible pool hose and a plurality of front wall holes formed in the front wall;   a plurality of main section slots formed in the main section wherein the plurality of main section slots are formed in one or more main section slot sections and wherein each of the plurality of main section slots are formed at a slot angle with respect to the tapered section; and   a rear opening formed in the rear wall and a rear mounting pipe connected to the rear wall and encircling the rear opening wherein the rear mounting pipe has a rear mounting pipe inner diameter sized to receive a hose tip of a flexible pool hose such that a fluid seal is formed between the rear mounting pipe and the hose tip and the rear mounting pipe is in fluid communication with the flexible pool hose.   
     
     
         12 . The pool safety device of  claim 11  wherein the main section is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         13 . The pool safety device of  claim 11  further comprising a front door sized to cover the front opening of the front wall and wherein the front door is rotatably connected to the front wall. 
     
     
         14 . The pool safety device of  claim 13  further comprising a locking mechanism on the front door enabling the front door to be secured in a closed position. 
     
     
         15 . The pool safety device of  claim 9  further comprising a self-closing mechanism enabling the front door to automatically close when the flexible pool hose is not placed within the pool safety device. 
     
     
         16 . The pool safety device of  claim 11  wherein the slot angle is uniform for each of the main section slots. 
     
     
         17 . The pool safety device of  claim 11  wherein the pool safety device is made from a single cast uniform material. 
     
     
         18 . A pool safety device comprising:
 a front wall and a rear wall connected together by a main section to form an outer shell with a hollow interior wherein the front wall has a plurality of front wall holes spaced relative to one another at a front wall hole spacing and wherein the main section is cylindrical in shape;   a tapered section connecting the main section to the front wall and having tapered section holes in the tapered section wherein the tapered section holes are spaced relative to one another at a tapered section hole spacing and wherein the tapered hole spacing is less than the front hole spacing;   a front opening formed in the front wall sized to receive a hose tip and hose collar of a flexible pool hose and a plurality of front wall holes formed in the front wall;   a front door sized to cover the front opening of the front wall and wherein the front door is rotatably connected to the front wall;   a plurality of main section slots formed in the main section wherein the plurality of main section slots are formed in one or more main section slot sections and wherein each of the plurality of main section slots are formed at a uniform slot angle with respect to the tapered section; and   a rear opening formed in the rear wall and a rear mounting pipe connected to the rear wall and encircling the rear opening wherein the rear mounting pipe has a rear mounting pipe inner diameter sized to receive a hose tip of a flexible pool hose such that a fluid seal is formed between the rear mounting pipe and the hose tip and the rear mounting pipe is in fluid communication with the flexible pool hose when the flexible pool hose is connected to the pool safety device.   
     
     
         19 . The pool safety device of  claim 18  further comprising a locking mechanism on the front door enabling the front door to be secured in a closed position and a self-closing mechanism enabling the front door to automatically close when the flexible pool hose is not placed within the pool safety device. 
     
     
         20 . The pool safety device of  claim 18  connected to an inground pipe of a pool system at a pool sidewall wherein the flexible pool hose is in fluid communication with the inground pipe when the flexible pool hose is connected to the pool safety device.