Patent ID: 8636899

Claim:
A vented alarming apparatus for use with a pool skimmer basket having a basket bottom, and a basket side wall extending upwardly therefrom and a basket upper edge which together define a chamber therewithin wherein the basket bottom and basket side wall define perforations therein to facilitate filtration skimming as pool water passes therethrough, said vented alarming apparatus includes: A. a detachable stem securable to the basket bottom in a position extending therethrough, said detachable stem being at least partially hollow therewithin to define a main channel means extending therethrough, said detachable stem further defining a lower opening therein and an upper opening therein in fluid flow communication with respect to one another and with respect to said main channel means, said lower opening being positioned below the chamber and below the basket bottom responsive to securement of said detachable stem extending through the basket bottom, said upper opening means being positioned above the basket bottom to facilitate venting of the basket responsive to debris being fathered within the chamber and blocking fluid flow through the perforations in the basket bottom and basket side wall, said detachable stem further comprising a detachable fitting assembly secured to said detachable stem to facilitate defining of said main channel means extending through said detachable stem, said detachable fitting assembly being positioned defining said lower opening of said detachable stem at a position below the basket bottom responsive to attachment of the detachable stem with respect to the basket bottom and extending therethrough; B. a sound amplifying means defining a sound channel means extending therethrough, said sound amplifying means including a sound inlet means and at least one sound outlet means, said sound amplifying means being attached to said detachable stem with said sound inlet means thereof in fluid flow communication with respect to said upper opening of said detachable stem and said main channel means, said sound amplifying means being responsive to receiving a sound signal passing thereto from said detachable fitting assembly responsive to an increase in airflow through said sound channel means thereof to generate an alarm signal.