Patent ID: 8529228

Claim:
In an apparatus with a sump having a submersible sump pump that feeds a vertical discharge pipe associated next to the submersible sump pump, a gap G, formed between the submersible sump pump and the vertical discharge pipe; said submersible sump pump having a float switch with a tether containing electric control wiring, wherein the electric switch inside the float switch closes when the float switch is lifted to a horizontal orientation, an improvement comprising: a sump pump cover having a neck portion sized to conform to the vertical discharge pipe; a connection attaching the neck portion to the vertical discharge pipe; said sump pump cover having a hood portion sized to cover the submersible sump pump and straddle gap G; said hood portion mounted at a height h above said submersible pump; wherein the sump pump cover prevents an entanglement of the float switch as it rises and falls with a varying water level in the pump; and wherein a U shaped bracket is fastened to the submersible pump to help secure the sump pump cover.