20090094734 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR BACKLIGHTING SWIMMING POOLS - Lighting systems and apparatus for a swimming pool, having a sidewall sized and shaped to define a perimeter of the swimming pool, a liner for covering the sidewall and a bottom of the swimming pool so as to create a watertight cavity for receiving water, the liner including a light-transmitting portion, and a backlighting apparatus for mounting to a generally continuous surface of the sidewall between the liner and the sidewall and configured to transmit light through the light-transmitting portion of the liner to illuminate the swimming pool. In some embodiments, the backlighting apparatus includes a housing configured for mounting on the surface of the sidewall between the liner and the sidewall, the housing having a light-transmitting front cover configured to align with the light-transmitting portion of the liner, and at least one light source sized and shaped to fit within the housing for emitting light through the front cover to illuminate the pool. In other embodiments, the backlighting apparatus includes a rear sheet portion for mounting on the surface of the sidewall between the liner and the sidewall, a light-transmitting cover sheet portion connected to the rear sheet portion, and at least one light source provided between the rear sheet portion and the cover sheet portion for emitting light through the cover sheet portion and the light-transmitting portion of the liner to illuminate the swimming pool. | 04-16-2009 |
20080291661 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHTING SWIMMING POOLS - A lighting system for a swimming pool includes a sidewall sized and shaped to define a perimeter of the swimming pool, a liner for covering the sidewall and a bottom of the swimming pool so as to create a watertight cavity for receiving water, the liner including a light-transmitting portion, and a back-lighting apparatus connected to the sidewall behind the liner and configured to transmit light through the light-transmitting portion of the liner to illuminate the swimming pool. The back-lighting apparatus includes at least one housing connected to the sidewall behind the liner, the at least one housing having an opening positioned to register with the light-transmitting portion of the liner, at least one light source sized and shaped to fit within the housing for emitting light through the opening of the housing, and a light-transmitting cover shaped to cover the opening of the housing to protect the light source, wherein the light emitted from the light source is transmitted through the light-transmitting cover and the light-transmitting portion of the liner to illuminate the swimming pool. | 11-27-2008 |