Patent ID: 8042849
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
1. A skimmer basket lifting tool, comprising: a) a lifting handle having a proximal and a distal end; b) a base portion, the base portion being a substantially rectangular prism and including an attachment point for engaging the distal end of the lifting handle and having a lower portion that is substantially planar for making direct contact with a skimmer basket crossbar; and c) a pair of opposed skimmer basket crossbar engagement elements offset from one another along the length of the base portion, extending downward from the base portion at opposite ends thereof, and oriented such that rotation of the base portion, following insertion of the base portion into a skimmer basket housing, results in reversible engagement of the opposed crossbar engagement elements with the skimmer basket crossbar, thereby enabling the skimmer basket to be lifted from the skimmer basket housing, wherein: