Patent ID: 6978493

Claim:
A pool cover drain for an above ground swimming pool, comprising: a. a pool cover placed over said above ground swimming pool having disposed in a non-centric portion thereof a, watertight pool cover drain; b. attachment means for connecting a flexible hose to said pool cover drain and to a side wall drain in said swimming pool, for draining collected rainwater away from said pool cover; c. weighted tubular element means disposed on said pool cover adjacent said water tight pool cover drain, forming a depression creation means for creating a conical depression in said pool cover with a low point contiguous to said pool cover drain to thereby direct collected rainwater on said pool cover along outside and, optionally, inside portions of said element means and into said pool cover drain; d. said weighted tubular element comprising angled weighted projections on one end and straight segments forming a double Y configuration, said straight segments further comprising a first segment having slots to receive rain water providing a weighting function; and e. said weighted tubular element comprising a T type tubular element on the opposed end thereof to prevent rolling and displacement of said weighted tubular element over said pool cover.