Patent ID: 7820041

Claim:
An improved sump and drain cover for an artificial body of water such as a pool, spa and the like comprising a sump with an enclosing body; three or more vertical supports located in said sump; a non-flat cover to attach to said sump, said non-flat cover having three or more appendages creating a non-circular and non-square shape and having a substantially convex shape relative to said sump wherein said non-flat cover has a central top surface and a perimeter surface that extends downwardly in a vertical direction toward said sump; three or more load bearing members extending downward from said non-flat cover, each of said three or more load bearing members to connect with said three or more vertical supports located in said sump; a first plurality of apertures on said top surface of said non-flat cover; and a second plurality of apertures on said perimeter surface of said non-flat cover.