Patent ID: 6595243
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A device for both preventing debris from entering a drain pipe or water return pipe during interior surface finishing of a swimming pool and preventing leakage of pool water through the wall of the swimming pool along a drain pipe or a return pipe of the swimming pool, comprising:(a) a tubular cylindrical section having an open first end; (b) a pop-out barrier integral with the cylindrical section, flush with a second end of the cylindrical section, and disposed to cover the second end of the cylindrical section; and (c) an annular water barrier flange integral with the cylindrical section and disposed about a mid portion of the cylindrical section to prevent water leakage around an outer surface of the cylindrical section when the device is installed on an open end of the water return pipe or drain pipe, wherein the annular water barrier flange includes an outer surface and a ridge extending outward from the outer surface.