Patent ID: 8028352

Claim:
A pool cover apparatus being removably positionable over and covering a pool, said apparatus comprising: a tube forming a continuous loop, said tube being positionable around a perimeter edge of the pool; a flexible panel being attached to said tube and covering an area bounded by said tube, said panel covering the pool when said tube is positioned around the pool, said panel having an area dimension greater than an area dimension bounded by said tube; and a lift assembly being attached to said tube and said panel, said lift assembly lifting said cover above a plane of said tube, said lift assembly including: a plurality of sleeves being attached to an upper surface of said panel, said sleeves being spaced from each other; a plurality of receiving members being attached to said tube, said receiving members including a plurality of pairs of oppositely positioned receiving members; and a plurality of flexible elongated members, each of said flexible elongated members extending between and being extended into oppositely positioned ones of said receiving members to form an arch over the area bounded by said tube, said elongated members each extending through at least one of said sleeves to support said panel.