Patent ID: 7309088

Claim:
A collapsible skimmer basket retrieval device comprising: a first stiff elongate section, said first section comprising a first hook at one end, and a first engagement means at the opposite end; a second stiff elongate section, said second section comprising a second engagement means at one end and a third engagement means at the opposite end; a third stiff elongate section, said third section comprising a fourth engagement means at one end and a second hook at the opposite end, wherein said second hook comprises a second hook elongate section, said second hook elongate section further comprising a first short extension extending outward at one end of said second hook elongate section and a second short extension extending outward at the opposite end of said second hook elongate section, said first short extension for engaging a skimmer basket cover, said second short extension further including a third short extension extending outward therefrom, said extension engaging said third stiff elongate section; said first engagement means coupled to said second engagement means, and said third engagement means coupled to said fourth engagement means, said first, second, and third elongate sections being rigidly connected.