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20080201838 | Portable floating hot tub - A portable floating hot tub that is easy to assemble and take down and can be used in environments with extremely cold and turbulent water. The hot tub has three main components: a collapsible frame made of connected rigid members, an insulated liner sized and shaped to closely fit against the deployed frame and form a subassembly, and an inflatable pontoon that may have a central aperture for receiving the subassembly. The pontoon is first inflated and placed on the body of water, after which the frame and liner subassembly are placed over the central aperture. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes the subassembly to descend within the pontoon. Cooperating means on the subassembly and/or pontoon prevent the subassembly from passing completely through the central aperture. A source of heated water such as a portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub. The system components can be transported in one or more carry bags of less than 100 pounds and deployed and taken down by one person in an extremely small space, such as on a boat. | 08-28-2008 |
20080235862 | Multi-Purpose Beading For Swimming Pool Liners - An elongate beading is provided for attaching a pool liner to a pool wall. The elongate beading comprises a substantially planar liner attachment portion having an outer surface for attachment to a pool liner and an inner surface, the outer surface for attachment to a pool liner. The elongate beading also comprises a hook portion having a pair of opposed first and second legs interconnected by a connector portion. The first leg, second leg and connector portion have inner surfaces defining a channel and the first leg is substantially coplanar with the liner attachment portion and the second leg has an outer surface including a downwardly facing shoulder formed therein. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244821 | Underwater Safety Surface and Method for Preparing Same - The present invention is directed toward an underwater, safety surface and a method for preparing the same. The first layer of the surface consists of a typical existing swimming pool substrate. Next, a thin layer of flexible, breathable urethane primer is added. A thick layer of a mixture of rubberized particles bound by urethane is then applied. A final layer of thickened epoxy grout is then hand-troweled to ensure coverage between each of the rubberized particles. Finally, the epoxy grout is sanded, ground, and buffed to uncover the tips of the rubberized particles. | 10-09-2008 |
20080256699 | Mounting base for fixing to swimming pool perimeter
Mounting base for fixing to swimming pool perimeter - A mounting base includes two fixing plates movably connected to each other via a four-bar mechanism, which consist of four fixing arms and is controllable via an adjusting rod to reduce one diagonal thereof, so that the two fixing plates located at two opposite ends of the other diagonal of the four-bar mechanism are moved outward to firmly press against two opposite inner wall surfaces of a swimming pool gutter, enabling the mounting base to be conveniently and safely fixed to any desired point along a swimming pool perimeter without spoiling the swimming pool. A carrier plate is associated with the adjusting rod for a water activity facility to mount thereon. A second carrier plate perpendicular to the first carrier plate may be associated with the fixing plates via another two pivotally connected fixing arms, so that the mounting base is usable in two different directions. | 10-23-2008 |
20090031489 | Swimming Pool Overflow Grating - The present invention is directed to a grating for an overflow drainage channel of a swimming pool including a plurality of bars having a passage extending in a transverse direction therethrough, a plurality of spacer elements having an aperture substantially aligned with the passage and positioned between the plurality of bars, and a connecting member extending through the passage of the plurality of bars and the aperture of the plurality of spacer elements securing the plurality of bars and the plurality of spacer elements together. | 02-05-2009 |
20090044327 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER - A portable swimming pool includes a base having a perimeter; a side wall erected upright, the side wall including a top and a bottom, and the bottom of the side wall coupled to the perimeter of the base; and a floatation device coupled to the top of the side wall, the floatation device adapted to cause the side wall to remain approximately perpendicular relative the base in a generally vertical orientation. | 02-19-2009 |
20090064404 | Modular swimming pool - A swimming pool suitable for either in-ground or above-ground installations utilizes a multi-tiered modular sidewall configuration, a peninsular console and eductor jets to achieve greater recreational utility within a compact footprint. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064405 | Support structure for a spa - A support structure for a spa includes a plastic base member which has an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion which are spaced apart. The base member defines a base pocket of insulating space which extends throughout a substantial portion of the base member. A pair of plastic side members and a pair of plastic end members are attached to the base member. The side members and the end members each have an inside wall portion and an outside wall portion which are also spaced apart which define a wall pocket of insulating space which extends throughout a portion of each of these members. The base member, side members and end members form a support structure adapted to receive and support a spa shell. Any type of insulating material may be placed into the insulating pockets of space. Accessory devices in the form of towel warmers and fold away steps are provided in openings in the support structure. | 03-12-2009 |
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 |
20090139019 | SKIMMER VENT FOR POOL WITH POOL COVER OR POOL LINER - The present invention involves a pool system including ventilation for offending gases from the pool. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144892 | Insulation for Above Ground Swimming Pools - Insulation for plastic sided metal framed above ground swimming pools whereby vertically-ribbed inflatable flexible plastic panels | 06-11-2009 |
20090165201 | Site-Assembled Pool and Method of Assembly - A site-assembled enclosure of the present invention includes a plurality of upstanding staves arranged side-by-side and held together by top and bottom rails. The enclosure is preferably a pool including a coping extending entirely around and in releasably secured relation to the rails that fasten the upper ends of the staves together and a flexible liner and cover releasably secured to the coping. The wooden staves include opposing vertical edges interconnecting the two staves. The leveling gauge for leveling a construction area preferably includes a threaded rod, a pivot bracket rotatably mounted on the threaded rod, a board extending from the pivot bracket, and a level mounted on the board. A method of assembling an enclosure is also described. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172873 | SPA CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION SYSTEM - A system for easier manufacture and installation of a spa using a unitary base with molded integral electrical chaseways and with vertical support members. | 07-09-2009 |
20090178191 | POOL - A birthing pool for holding water comprises a floor | 07-16-2009 |
20090188034 | Integrated Hot Tub, Spa, or Pool and Frame and Method of Inground Installation - An assembly of in-ground tub with an attached frame is provided, and a method of installing the same. The tub is mounted within the frame. A lower surface of the tub, which may be inclined relative to the bottom surface of the frame, is retained above such bottom surface so that the bottom surface of the frame can remain horizontal while the lower surface of the tub is inclined. The tub and attached frame are installed by digging a hole in the ground, inserting the tub with attached frame into the hole, pouring a first layer of concrete into the hole, at least partially filling the hole with dirt, and optionally pouring a second layer of concrete to support decking near an entrance to the tub. | 07-30-2009 |
20090205121 | SPLASH GUARD FOR ABOVE-GROUND SWIMMING POOL - Various embodiments of a splash guard for a container, such as an above-ground swimming pool, are disclosed. The pool can have a base, a side wall, and a horizontal support member, and at least a portion of the side wall can be positioned between the base and horizontal support member. The splash guard can comprise a pocket extending along the side wall. The pocket can comprise an outer pocket wall and an inner pocket wall. The outer and inner pocket walls can extend upwardly from the side wall, with the inner pocket wall positioned between the outer pocket wall and the pool interior. The pocket can receive the horizontal support member through an aperture in the outer pocket wall. Positioned between the outer pocket wall and the pool interior, the inner pocket wall can reduce an amount of media exiting the pool through the aperture in the outer wall. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211011 | Panel Systems for Spas - Panel systems are provided where the panels are constrained relative to a spa, but can be readily removed from the spa to permit replacement of the panels. The panels can be constrained prior to removal, such as using flanges which are attachable relative to the frame of the spa. | 08-27-2009 |
20090260147 | DECORATIVE SPA SURROUND - A decorative kit for a spa or pool comprising first, second, third and fourth side panels, each having a decoratively surfaced outer face; first, second, third and fourth decoratively surfaced corner panels so shaped and dimensioned as to integrally mate with the side panels to form a decorative enclosure about a spa or pool; and a front step dimensioned to integrally mount adjacent a selected side of the enclosure. The kit further includes first and second side rails and a rear side rail for mounting about the upper edge of an enclosed spa to create a ledge around the upper perimeter of the spa. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260148 | Water conservation pool - In the invention, a lower water chamber is constructed and held in a bladder which underlies the floor of the pool. The lower water chamber constitutes the base of the pool and is initially hollow and empty before being filled with water. The water chamber has a fill opening and a drain opening. The fill opening has a valve for receiving a standard garden hose. The drain opening preferably also has a rigid connection for receiving a standard garden hose. After the water bladder is filled, the user closes the fill opening and the drain to make a closed water bladder. The water bladder is preferably made of a plastic, polyolefin, or elastomeric type of material which is watertight and strong enough to hold the weight of children. | 10-22-2009 |
20100031434 | MODULAR POOL SYSTEM - A modular pool system including a plurality of pivotally connected panels disposed side end to side end defining an enclosed pool perimeter wall. The panels are pivotable with respect to each other to form a pool perimeter wall configuration. A pool liner is secured to the pool perimeter wall for retaining water within the pool perimeter wall. | 02-11-2010 |
20100083437 | FIXTURE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ABOVE GROUND POOL - Disclosed herein is a fixture support. The structure, in accordance with the present invention, is a support for mounting various fixtures on an above ground pool. The support is adapted to be secured to the rails or posts of such a pool without causing damage to the pool liner or the pool frame. The fixture support includes a support member, which in an exemplary embodiment is parallel to the pool posts. The support member includes a clamp for connecting the fixture with either one of the rails or the posts of the pool frame. The clamp is fixed to one end of the support member. On the other end of the support member is a receptacle adapted for connection to various fixture modules. The fixture support in accordance with the instant invention allows each of the modules to be mounted on the water side of the pool and provide electrical connection thereto. | 04-08-2010 |
20100115691 | BASIN, ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A BASIN - A method for constructing a concrete basin includes the steps of manufacturing concrete construction elements, transporting the construction elements to the construction site for the basin, joining the construction elements together to form a basin, and arranging covering on the inner side of the walls and bottom of the basin. The inner covering is arranged during the manufacture of the construction elements. The invention also relates to a basin manufactured with such a method and the elements to be used in the construction of such a basin. The basin can be a swimming pool basin or a pond basin. By first covering the construction elements on their inner side and then transporting them to the site and installing them the construction process can be better managed and the working time on site is shortened. | 05-13-2010 |
20100146695 | FLOATING STATION FOR AQUATIC EXERCISES - A floating station for aquatic exercise comprises at least one floating frame secured to stabilizing and anchoring members with respect to the water expanse. The frame-(s) are made integral at least with one liner to constitute an immersed structure enabling at least one person to move, The at least one liner is secured to a filtering system. | 06-17-2010 |
20100229296 | Self Inflating Pool - A lower water chamber is constructed and held in a bladder which underlies the floor of the pool. The lower water chamber constitutes the base of the pool and is initially hollow and empty before being filled with water. The water chamber has a fill opening and a drain opening. The fill opening has a valve for receiving a standard garden hose. The drain opening preferably also has a rigid connection for receiving a standard garden hose. After the water bladder is filled, the user closes the fill opening and the drain to make a closed water bladder. The water bladder is preferably made of a plastic, polyolefin, or elastomeric type of material which is watertight and strong enough to hold the weight of children. The pool is preferably self inflating. | 09-16-2010 |
20110056011 | CORNER ASSEMBLIES FOR SWIMMING POOLS - Corner assemblies principally for swimming pools are described. The assemblies include plates lacking any “corner points” or ninety-degree angles and replace, rather than fit into, slots of perimeter coping of pools. A separate cover may be fastened to a corresponding plate and function as either or both of a water barrier or an appearance-enhancing element. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061158 | TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH APPARATUS FOR FORMING DECK EDGING FOR SWIMMING POOLS - An apparatus is provided for constructing edging around the perimeter of a swimming pool having a decking and a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated guide connector is attached to a wall of the swimming pool for connecting to a guide member for the pool cover, that includes a form member shaped to form the edging, and a form mating structure on the form member for removably mating the form member to the elongated guide connector. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING POOL FIXTURES TO VINYL POOL LINERS - A sealing member for sealing a pool fixture to a vinyl pool liner and a method of using the same. The sealing member includes inner and outer frame members, one of which includes a channel and the other includes a projection complementary to the channel. A bead of sealing material is provided one of in the channel and on the projection. When the inner and outer frame members are engaged with each other, the projection is received in the channel and a portion of the pool liner retained thereinbetween is maintained in contact with the sealing material. | 04-07-2011 |
20110094025 | PORTABLE HOT TUB FOR LAND AND WATER - An easy to assemble portable floating hot tub for use in even cold and turbulent water includes an inflatable pontoon, an insulated liner peripherally connected to the pontoon and defining hot tub fill volume, and flexible members extending from the pontoon under the liner such that the weight of the liner filled with water is supported partly by the flexible members. A floor made of rigid spaced apart and parallel slats can be rolled up with the flexible liner and deflated pontoon. A collapsible frame made of connected rigid members may be provided in or outside of the liner. The pontoon is placed on the body of water and inflated. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes it to descend below the pontoon. A portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub. The system components can be transported in carry bags of less than 100 pounds and deployed by one person in an extremely small space, such as on a boat. | 04-28-2011 |
20110173746 | QUICKLY ASSEMBLED WATER RESERVOIR - A quickly assembled water reservoir includes plural boards. Each board is provided side by side on side walls of a tank unit. The water reservoir also includes plural connection members and each connection member is used to connect two neighboring boards, allowing an included angle to be formed between the two neighboring boards, so as to construct a water pool. Therefore, through providing the plural boards and the plural connection members in the closed tank unit to construct the water reservoir, the present invention can be provided with an effect of isolating temperature, a power source, ambient moisture and water. | 07-21-2011 |
20110203045 | Modular stair unit for a swimming pool - A modular stair unit for use in a swimming pool formed from a plurality of contiguous modular wall panels joined end-to-end to define a pool enclosure having a vertical perimeter wall includes a vertical wall having opposite ends adapted to be joined with contiguous wall panels and being substantially coplanar with the vertical walls of the contiguous wall panels at its joinder therewith and at least two planar steps extending downwardly and protruding from the vertical wall into the pool, the top step being recessed below the top of the vertical wall and at least one of the steps defining a seating area for supporting a person seated thereon. A plurality of hydrotherapy jets are spaced apart along the vertical wall above the seating area and below the water line of the swimming pool. | 08-25-2011 |
20110214229 | FORMATION AID FOR USE IN FORMING SWIMMING POOLS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A formation aid, for use in the forming of receptacles in a swimming pool, includes a three-dimensional body having an essentially conical shape. The three-dimensional body of the formation aid includes a narrow end, for placement near an interior edge of the swimming pool during formation of the swimming pool; and a wide end, for placement remote from the interior edge of the swimming pool, in order to form a receptacle. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225719 | EXPANDABLE POOL SYSTEM - A portable swimming pool comprising a base having a perimeter; and a side wall erected upright. The side wall includes a top and a bottom, such that the bottom of the side wall is coupled to the perimeter of the base. The side wall incorporates an expansion system that enables the side wall to increase and decrease to different heights, and thus increasing/decreasing the depth/volume of the pool. The expansion system can include a zipper means that extends about the circumference or perimeter of the swimming pool. | 09-22-2011 |
20110252557 | SOIL SOLIDIFIER AND RELATED METHODS - A method for constructing a structure, preferably a swimming pool, includes the steps of excavating a cavity, applying a sub-base such as sand along at least a portion of the cavity, forming the sub-base into the desired shape of the structure, and applying a solidifier solution to the sub-base. The solidifier solution comprises a polymer in solution. The solidifier solution and the sub-base harden to form a smooth, hard composite layer in the base of the cavity, with the composite layer containing at least some of the polymer and at least some of the sub-base in a polymer lattice. After the solidifier solution has been applied, a liner may be installed, and the swimming pool may be filled. | 10-20-2011 |
20120030869 | SAFETY LEDGE FOR SWIMMING POOLS, WATER AND RECREATION AREAS - This invention is used in swimming pools, water and recreation areas to minimise the risks of accidents and contusions due to slips or falls of bathers, sportsmen or users through the use of a product made up of various configurations of a support or rigid base ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120054955 | FLOATING POOL SYSTEM - A floating pool system comprising a hull that includes a composite shell attached to a structural support skeleton, wherein the skeleton included a bottom grid and a plurality of side ribs extending upward from the bottom grid, and a pool insert disposed within an interior space of the hull. | 03-08-2012 |
20120096634 | MOMENT CONNECTION FOR CONCRETE CONTAINER WALL AND FOOTING - A concrete container including a concrete footing including a shear key; a concrete wall inserted in the shear key; a plurality of footing reinforcing members inserted in the concrete footing on a support side of the shear key and extending above the concrete footing; a plurality of wall reinforcing members inserted in the concrete wall on a support side of the concrete wall and extending diagonally towards the concrete footing; a poured concrete moment connection substantially covering the plurality of footing reinforcing members extending from the pre-cast concrete footing and the plurality of wall reinforcing members extending from the wall. | 04-26-2012 |
20120124734 | Spa assembly - A spa assembly has a pool assembly having an enclosing body defining an interior, the body made of a soft material and further including a drain pipe, an air inlet, a water inlet and a water outlet provided in the body. The spa assembly also includes a framework assembly having a plurality of beams, legs, and fittings that connect the beams and the legs together, with the beams and the legs positioned outside the enclosing body. The spa assembly also includes a wall assembly having a plurality of vertical wall supports, and a plurality of horizontally-oriented wall panels that are coupled to the plurality of vertical wall supports, with the wall supports and wall panels positioned outside the framework assembly. | 05-24-2012 |
20120255113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WATER PARK BEACH VISUAL EFFECTS - Present embodiments are directed to features for maintaining or providing a beach area that is adjacent a water feature and that includes beach surface material disposed in one or more containment structures such that a multi-colored or illuminated beach surface is provided. Present embodiments may include multiple containment structures arrayed in an area adjacent a water feature, wherein each containment structure holds beach surface material of a different color. Further, present embodiments may include creating and/or distributing iridescent and/or phosphorescent beach surface material in one or more containment structures that define the beach area. Additionally, present embodiments may include adjustable or attachable barrier extensions to facilitate maintenance. Further, present embodiments may include transparent or translucent beach surface material disposed in one or more containment structures and a lighting system under the beach surface materials. | 10-11-2012 |
20120297532 | CORNER MOLDING FOR SEALING VINYL LINERS TO POOL FIXTURES - A sealing member for securing a vinyl pool liner to a stair system and including a first sealing component which is secured along a side wall defining the stairs; a bottom sealing component secured to the wall beneath the stairs and a corner assembly disposed between the two. All of the first and bottom sealing components and the corner assembly include an inner frame member and an outer frame member which are configured to snap-fittingly engage each other and clamp a portion of the liner between them. The corner assembly is curved and a cover is engaged over the outer frame member of the corner assembly to prevent accidental disengagement thereof. The cover extends for a distance along each of the first and bottom sealing components. The outer frame member defines a plurality of apertures in its upper surface which are configured to receive studs extending outwardly from the cover. | 11-29-2012 |
20120304373 | Inground Pool Wall and Deck Support - The present invention provides a pool wall and deck support member including modular and symmetrical upper and lower halves adapted to be interconnected to one another to form a unitary support member. Each half is essentially V-shaped with the bottom of the V having a pair of fastening elements disposed thereon and adapted to securely engage corresponding fastening elements disposed on the bottom of the V of the opposite half. Disposed on the ends of the upwardly extending legs of the V-shaped members are fastening elements that are adapted to engage a cross bar that extends across the V-shaped member. | 12-06-2012 |
20130007956 | Sheet Member Corner Retaining System - A rigid frame structure has a corner retaining configuration for retaining a sheet member to an inside corner of the frame structure. First and second panel members are arranged to form the frame structure's inside corner. A gap of nominal gap width is disposed at the inside corner between a rear edge of the second panel member and a face of the first panel member. One or more retaining members partially close the gap to provide corresponding areas of reduced gap width. Each retaining member is formed on or attached to a surface of the first or second panel member that defines a first or second side of the gap without mechanical fastening to both sides of said gap. The nominal gap width is sized to receive one or more bead elements on the sheet member, and the reduced gap width traps the one or more bead elements within the gap, thereby retaining the sheet member to the inside corner. | 01-10-2013 |
20130014321 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL THERAPY POOLAANM SULLIVAN; KIRKAACI LakelandAAST FLAACO USAAGP SULLIVAN; KIRK Lakeland FL US - A multi-functional therapy pool for use in physical rehabilitation, strengthening exercises and recreational purposes. The multi-functional therapy pool preferably has a generally rectangular shape wherein one side of the pool is provided with patient entry means and a seating area adjacent thereto. The remaining three sides of the pool are preferably provided with a continuous overflow gutter formed upon the upper periphery that is operative to catch splashes and minimize waves during physical activity within the pool. A number of therapeutic modalities will further be integrated within the pool, including spa jets, integrated underwater treadmill, and specialized hand rails to facilitate access in and out of the pool. | 01-17-2013 |
20130152297 | IN-GROUND SPA INSTALLATION - A system for providing an in-ground installation of a portable spa using a Spa Vault assembly. | 06-20-2013 |
20130180042 | AQUATIC WILDLIFE DISCOVERY POOL - An aquatic wildlife discovery pool provides a swimming pool where swimmers can explore and discover various types of live aquatic wildlife. The aquatic wildlife discovery pool may comprise one or more aquariums at its walls to give swimmers the impression that they are swimming with the aquatic wildlife. In addition, one or more aquariums may be at the floor of the pool to allow swimmers to dive downward to discover aquatic wildlife at the bottom of the aquatic wildlife discovery pool. | 07-18-2013 |
20140026312 | Super Dive Tank - The present invention provides an enclosed, in-ground, temperature-controlled super dive tank for recreational diving and/or dive training purposes. The super dive tank has a length ranging between about 100 to about 200 feet long and a width ranging between about 50 to 150 feet wide. The depth of the tank ranges between about 50 to 80 feet deep. The present invention also provides a method for simulating open water diving by a diver, comprised of diving in an enclosed, in-ground, temperature-controlled super dive tank up to depths ranging between 50 to 80 feet. The present invention thus provides a diver with as natural a diving experience as one would have if one were diving in a coral reef in an ocean. | 01-30-2014 |
20140059760 | INFLATABLE POOL FOR DOGS - A dog pool provides a convenient, easy-to-use product for dogs to swim in, or fun, exercise and therapy. The dog pool is durable, portable, easy to set up and easy to store. Because the dog pool is made of inflatable PVC tarpaulin material, it can be made larger and deeper than conventional pools and still be easy to store, set up and move. A step can be included along at least a portion of one wall on the inside of the dog pool to assist the dog in getting themselves out of the pool. A ramp can be included on the outside of the pool, adjacent to the pool wall, to assist a dog in entering, and exiting, the pool. The pool walls and floor are typically formed as in integral unit, further increasing easy of set up and use. | 03-06-2014 |
20140137320 | PORTABLE AND CONVERTIBLE IN-GROUND INFANT POOL - A portable and convertible in-ground infant pool includes a flexible inner cavity having a substantially water impervious base and substantially water impervious sidewall(s) and an outwardly projecting flange that extends from an upper sidewall rim. The base and sidewall(s) seat within a recess or cavity or hole, such as may be formed in beach sand. The flange seats on the beach or ground surface around the periphery of the cavity. Water is poured into the pool for infant play. When water is emptied from the pool, a cinching mechanism at or along the perimeter of the flange rim, when activated, permits the infant pool to be converted from a pool configuration to a pool-in-a bag or carryall. | 05-22-2014 |
20140157509 | POOL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved pool. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a method of making an improved pool. The pool can comprise an integrated sidewall joined to a floor portion. The integrated sidewall can be constructed from one piece of material, and can have fewer seams than traditional pools, thereby reducing the likelihood that that pool will rupture and leak. In some embodiments, since the pool has fewer seams than traditional pools, fewer manufacturing steps are required to make the pool. This can increase manufacturing speed and decrease cost. | 06-12-2014 |
20140173820 | MODULAR SWIMMING POOL - A modular swimming pool is constructed of one or more floor sections and a plurality of wall sections, with water-tight seams between the sections. Grooves formed in the sides of each section mate with corresponding grooves on adjacent sections and thereby form hollow channels that hold elastomeric seals. A plurality of fasteners applies compressive force to the seals, which results in formation of a water-tight seam. A skirt, also provided in sections is attached to the wall sections and forms a structural and decorative part of the pool. | 06-26-2014 |
20140201899 | CONTINUOUS INFLATABLE TUBE FOR CANVAS POOLS - Continuous inflatable tube for canvas pools comprising an inflatable perimeter ring or tube that defines the upper edge of the swimming pool, wherein the ring or tube is a continuous and whole strip, without seams or seals, and comprising a lower longitudinal flange of about 3 or 4 cm which is used to weld said tube to the edge of the canvas pool | 07-24-2014 |
20140215707 | WATER BASIN WITH ILLUMINATED EDGE STONES - A water basin, such as, for example, a swimming pool, consisting of a lank which can be filled with water and edge stones arranged in a row against one another at the edge of the tank and of an illumination which extends in the region of the edge, wherein at least one of the edge stones consists at least partially of transparent or translucent material and has arranged in its interior at least one light source of which the light rays can exit through the transparent or translucent regions of the edge stone. | 08-07-2014 |
20140304906 | Pool Construction Method - The present invention relates to a new construction method for swimming pools, surfing pools, body boarding pools, wave pools, water park pools, kayaking and white water rafting courses and pools, wake boarding pools, water skiing pools and jet skiing pools, static surfing simulators, deep water river standing wave attractions. The present invention construction method can also be used in lagoons, ponds, lakes, and rivers. The invention will save construction costs, and save pool construction time. | 10-16-2014 |
20140317839 | Swimming Pool Safety Coping Element and Method of Manufacture Thereof - Swimming pool safety coping element and method of manufacture thereof The present invention relates to coping elements, in particular to coping elements used around the edge of a swimming pool. A swimming pool safety coping element ( | 10-30-2014 |
20150047117 | BASIN FOR SWIMMING POOLS, ARTIFICIAL PONDS AND THE LIKE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE BASIN - A basin for swimming pools, artificial ponds and the like, comprising, within the bed excavated in the ground for its provision,
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20150059080 | DUAL LAYERED POOL LINER - A pool liner having a first polymeric liner sheet having first and second sides and a substantially light transparent second polymeric liner sheet having first side and second sides. A colored indicia is positioned on at least a portion of the first side of the first polymeric liner sheet and/or on at least a portion of the first side of the substantially transparent second polymeric liner sheet. The first side of the second polymeric liner sheet is attached to the first side of the first polymeric liner sheet such that the colored indicia is positioned between the first side of the first polymeric liner sheet and the first side of the second polymeric liner sheet. Each sheet has a minimum longitudinal direction and transverse direction elongation at break of about 160% and about 160% respectively; a maximum tensile strength in each of the longitudinal direction and transverse directions of about 3000 psi; a maximum secant modulus in each of the longitudinal direction and transverse directions of about 2100 psi. | 03-05-2015 |
20150089732 | GEOTEXTILE SHEETING STABILIZED FIBERGLASS SWIMMING POOL BODY - A preformed swimming pool assembly, including a preformed swimming pool body outer surface and a plurality of stabilizing sheets connected to the preformed swimming pool body outer surface. The stabilizing sheets may be extended away from the preformed swimming pool body for anchoring underground. | 04-02-2015 |
20150315804 | EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED ABOVE GROUND POOL - An above ground pool is provided. The above ground pool includes an annular base, an annular enclosing wall, a waterproof liner, a plurality of vertical pillars, at least one pair of horizontal support members, and at least one pair of oblique support members. The annular base has ends connected to each other to form a closed loop structure and has a plurality of upward-facing grooves. The annular enclosing wall is flexible in a horizontal direction and rigid in a vertical direction and a lower edge of the wall is disposed in the upward-facing grooves. The waterproof liner is disposed on an inner side of the annular enclosing wall and located above the annular base, where an upper edge of the waterproof liner is folded over an upper edge of the annular enclosing wall to form a container for holding water. | 11-05-2015 |
20150337551 | PREFABRICATED POOL - A prefabricated concrete pool including concrete walls and a pan-formed concrete floor, as well as a method of fabricating a prefabricated swimming pool, the method including erecting an external wall form, erecting an internal wall form opposing the external wall form, and positioning pan forms on a floor form. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345162 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES - An arrangement ( | 12-03-2015 |
20160102470 | Seamless Pool Liner and Method of Making the Same - A method of making a pool liner, said pool liner having a floor section, a wall section and substantially invisible seams, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of floor sheets wherein each sheet of said plurality of floor sheets has an edge; arranging said floor sheets in a pre-determined direction such that at least one edge of one sheet of said first plurality of floor sheets overlaps an adjacent edge of one sheet of said first plurality of floor sheets thereby creating a floor sheet to floor sheet intersection; heat welding said overlapping floor sheets at said floor sheet to floor sheet intersection; providing at least one wall sheet where said at least one wall sheet has an edge; placing said at least one wall sheet generally perpendicularly relative to said plurality of floor sheets; overlapping said at least one wall sheet with said floor sheets thereby creating a floor sheet to wall sheet intersection; and heat welding said at least one wall sheet with overlapping floor sheets at said floor to wall intersection. | 04-14-2016 |
20160128900 | INFLATABLE SPA - An inflatable spa is disclosed having improved strength. A water cavity of the inflatable spa may receive massaging air bubbles and/or jetted water. | 05-12-2016 |
20160160517 | Foldable Children's Wading Pool and Method of Use - A foldable, portable fabric children's wading pool for installation in the ground and which has improved stability characteristics is provided. The pool includes a waterproof fabric base, a middle stabilizer section with a foam stiffening strip, and a sand anchor section with sleeves for holding a weighting material such as sand. The pool is set up by digging a hole in the ground and forming berms along the edges of the hole. Then, the pool is unfolded and positioned such that the waterproof fabric base is in the hole, the middle stabilizer section is on the top of the sand berm, and the sand anchor section extends downwardly and outwardly from the edge of the sand berm. Then, a weighting material is loaded into the sand anchor section and the pool is filled with water, preferably using the waterproof bag that also serves as a storage and transport bag for the pool when folded. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160518 | INTEGRAL RETAINING UTILITY STRAP FOR INFLATABLE POOL - A utility storage mechanism for an inflatable swimming pool includes a substantially elastic outer wall having a top perimeter, an interior surface of the outer wall defining a fluid-containing interior, the utility storage mechanism comprising a strap adapted to encircle the outer wall proximate the top perimeter, wherein when a tensioning force is placed upon the strap, the strap substantially conforms to elastic movements of the outer wall. At least one bracket is coupled to the strap at a bracket-connection portion, the at least one bracket including a receiving member for receiving at least one pool utility fixture, wherein the bracket is coupled to the bracket-connection portion and is in a substantially abutting relationship with an exterior surface of the outer wall. | 06-09-2016 |
20160201348 | FRAME POOL | 07-14-2016 |
20160374895 | Portable Spa Construction - Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface. | 12-29-2016 |
20160374896 | Portable Spa Construction - Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface. | 12-29-2016 |