Patent ID: 7065804

Claim:
A pool cover drain assembly, comprising: a drain assembly wherein said drain assembly further comprises a basin, said basin having a base, at least one upstanding sidewall surrounding said base defining a fluid containing cavity, said upstanding sidewall terminating in a top of said basin, said top having an upward facing opening, and said basin further having a central longitudinal reference axis extending upward from said base through said upward facing opening; a support retainer disposed over said top of said basin and having a central aperture extending therethrough; said aperture having a perimeter generally aligned with said upward facing opening of said basin to form a throughway; and a debris filter interposed generally across said throughway; and a flexible pool cover, said pool cover having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture having a shape similar to said upward facing opening of said basin and said pool cover having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface; said support retainer being detachably attached to said top of said basin whereby at least a portion of said pool cover adjacent to said aperture is disposed between said support retainer and said top of said basin, said support retainer being located above said top surface of said pool cover and said top of said basin being located below said bottom surface of said pool cover.