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A solar pool heater is defined by a submersible tubular ring attached to the perimeter of a transparent or translucent sheet. Floatation of the heater is obtained through an air bubble captured by the sheet and maintained by the ring. The ring is perforated to permit the entry of water within the ri

A solar pool heater is defined by a submersible tubular ring attached to the perimeter of a transparent or translucent sheet. Floatation of the heater is obtained through an air bubble captured by the sheet and maintained by the ring. The ring is perforated to permit the entry of water within the ring to induce partial submersion and thereby establish a peripheral seal about the captured air bubble. The submersed ring also prevents overlapping of adjacent heaters and reduces the likelihood of the heaters being blown off the pool by wind. By developing the sheet from material transparent to at least a spectrum of the solar rays, the air space intermediate the sheet and the underlying water surface will provide a “greenhouse”effect to heat the water through direct impingement by the received radiant energy; additionally, radiation of heat from the water will be reduced by the sheet, whereby, the heater not only collects but retains the impinged radiant energy.

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A solar pool heater for raising the temperature of the water in a pool, said solar pool heater comprising in combination: a. an impervious membrane for convering an area of the water surface in the pool; b. means disposed about the perimeter of said membrane for maintaining said membrane in a planar

A solar pool heater for raising the temperature of the water in a pool, said solar pool heater comprising in combination: a. an impervious membrane for convering an area of the water surface in the pool; b. means disposed about the perimeter of said membrane for maintaining said membrane in a planar configuration, said maintaining means having a specific gravity greater than 1.0 and including a cavity; c. means for introducing pool water into the cavity of said maintaining means to reduce the buoyancy of said maintaining means and to promote immersion of said maintaining means; and d. means for capturing an air bubble adjacent said membrane to provide floatation capability of said solar pool heater; whereby, said maintaining means is at least partially submerged to anchor said solar pool heater in the water and the captured air bubble supports said solar pool heater on the surface of the water.