Patent ID: 7451499

Claim:
A pool barrier apparatus for isolating a shallow end from a deep end of a pool, the apparatus comprising: a netting having an upper edge, a lower edge and a pair of lateral edges, said netting having a length between said lateral edges being substantially equal to a length between side edges of the pool; and a plurality of clamps being coupled to said netting adjacent to said upper edge, said clamps being configured to releasably engage a buoy line and suspending the netting from the buoy line, further comprising an alignment tube being coupled to said lower edge of said netting, said alignment tube extending along a length of said netting to maintain a substantially planar orientation of said netting with respect to said upper edge, weights being couplable to said alignment tube to be suspended from said lower edge of said netting, wherein each of said weights includes a base portion and a mounting portion extending upwardly from said base portion, said mounting portion having a bore extending therethrough, said mounting portion of each of said weights being insertable into said alignment tube through one of a plurality of apertures in said alignment tube, a support bar being insertable into said alignment tube and said bore of said mounting portion of each of said weights to secure said weights to said alignment tube, said base portion of each of said weights being positioned between said alignment tube and the bottom of the pool when said support bar extends through said alignment tube and said bores of said weights.