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A pool skimmer basket assembly is submerged in a filter passage. The filter passage communicates with a filter opening formed in a wall of a pool. The basket assembly operates to separate and capture debris entrained in pool water entering the filter opening and moving downstream through the filter

A pool skimmer basket assembly is submerged in a filter passage. The filter passage communicates with a filter opening formed in a wall of a pool. The basket assembly operates to separate and capture debris entrained in pool water entering the filter opening and moving downstream through the filter passage. The skimmer basket assembly is accessible through a user access opening communicating with the filter passage, such that the skimmer basket assembly is readily removable by a user for periodic emptying and cleaning. The skimmer basket assembly includes a basket defined by walls and having an open top arranged for receiving pool water. A filter is provided for separating debris from pool water flowing downstream through the filter passage and through the open top of the basket. An extendable handle is attached to the basket for being grasped by the user to lift and remove the basket outwardly from the filter passage through the access opening. A float is attached to the extendable handle for locating the handle in a position within the filter passage for ready access by the user.

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[ What is claimed is:] [11.] A method of separating and removing debris entrained in pool water passing from a pool through a filter passage communicating with a filter opening formed in a wall of the pool, said method comprising the steps of:(a) locating a pool skimmer basket in the filter passage,

[ What is claimed is:] [11.] A method of separating and removing debris entrained in pool water passing from a pool through a filter passage communicating with a filter opening formed in a wall of the pool, said method comprising the steps of:(a) locating a pool skimmer basket in the filter passage, the basket being defined by walls and having an annular open top arranged for receiving pool water therethrough, and the basket including filter means for separating debris from the pool water flowing downstream through the filter passage and through the open top of the basket;(b) attaching an extendable handle to the basket, the handle having a grip portion adapted for movement between a lowered position adjacent the open top of the basket and a raised position spaced apart from the open top of the basket, the grip portion of said handle being spaced-apart from the open top of said basket a distance greater than one-half the diameter of the open top of said basket upon movement of said handle to the raised position; and(c) grasping the grip portion of the extendable handle in the raised position and removing the basket outwardly from the filter passage through the access opening for emptying the captured debris from the basket.