Patent ID: 6826787
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: E04H,G05D

Abstract:
A portable controller for controlling the level of water in a swimming pool, including:a container having a base and one or more side walls extending upwardly from said base and an outlet in or over at least one of said one or more side walls above said base for discharging water into the pool, said base and said one or more side walls at least in part defining a water storage chamber below said outlet sized to weight said water container so as to retain it in a predetermined position adjacent the pool when said chamber is full of water; an on/off valve operatively mounted to said container for controlling flow of water into said water storage chamber, and a float operatively connected to said on/off valve and adapted to float in the pool when said container is in the predetermined position for controlling the operation of the valve in response to the level of water in the pool.