Abstract: An inflatable pool and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An inner wall of the inflatable pool is provided with at least two inner wall joints each extending along a direction perpendicular to a pool base. After the inflatable pool is inflated, a corner is formed on the inner wall at a position of each of the inner wall joints; an outer wall is provided with at least one outer wall joint extending along the direction perpendicular to the pool base. According to the inflatable pool of the present application, the at least two inner wall joints and the at least one outer wall joint are provided on the inner wall and the outer wall respectively, which is easy for forming the corner on the inner wall after inflation, to form the polygon-shaped inflated pool, thus air leakage hardly occurs.

Abstract: Bath for exercising, the bath containing substantially vertical wall portion, and a suitably configured bath bottom, from which extends an exercise base, wherein the bath bottom is formed so that the bath is the deepest in the area where the person lying on the exercise base reaches when moving her legs, the bath is lower in the area where she reaches when moving her arms, wherein the bath bottom is shaped so that in the top view it follows the trajectory of the user can reach when moving her limbs.

Abstract: A fiberglass swimming pool system, including a fiberglass swimming poll body defining an interior volume for holding water and positioned in an excavation, a fiberglass flange operationally connected to the fiberglass swimming pool body, a fiberglass lip extending from the flange away from the fiberglass swimming pool body, an elongated fiberglass riser wall extending perpendicularly from the flange, a fiberglass ramp extending from the elongated fiberglass riser wall into the interior volume, and a deck extending over the lip and operationally connected to the fiberglass ramp at the riser wall. The fiberglass ramp has an angle of decline of between one and fifteen degrees.

Abstract: A portable swimming pool for use at the beach formed from vinyl or other flexible waterproof material comprising a circular base and a side wall that extends upward from the base and tapers outward as it extents up. The base and the side wall are formed into a generally truncated conical figure. Extending horizontally outward from the top of the side wall is a sand apron which lends stability to the pool during utilization. A user digs a hole into the beach sand which hole has a size and configuration that approximate those of the portable pool. The user conforms the sand and the pool so that base and the side walls are pressed against the sand. The user extends the sand apron out over the sand and the sand apron is covered with sand providing stability.

Abstract: A set of parts having a “U” shaped channel (11) and a side prolongation (12) are used to form the upper edge and channel in an overflow type swimming pool. The set of parts can include straight parts (1a), corner parts (1b), drainage parts (1c), fitted steps, lane divider anchors, and curved edges. The upper surface of the prolongation slants toward the edge of the swimming pool at an angle of approximately 1 to 15 degrees and forms a base to place tiles to finish the appearance of the swimming pool. The parts can be constructed of ceramic, cement, stoneware, baked clay or other polymer.

Abstract: A skimmer system is provided which includes a reservoir, an inlet, a reservoir pump and a weir. The skimmer system may be attached to a tank having fluid therein. The fluid in the tank defines a tank fluid surface, and the fluid in the reservoir defines a reservoir fluid surface. The reservoir receives fluid from the tank via the inlet, and the tank receives fluid from the reservoir via the reservoir pump. When the skimmer system is activated, the level of the reservoir fluid surface may be maintained below the level of the tank fluid surface. The inlet edge is located below the level of the tank fluid surface. The inlet surface may decline away from the tank to direct the fluid from the tank to the reservoir. The filter is positioned between the inlet and the reservoir to retain particulate within the fluid. The weir defines a weir edge.

Abstract: A skimmer system is provided which includes a reservoir, an inlet, a reservoir pump and a weir. The skimmer system is attached to a tank having fluid therein. The fluid in the tank defines a tank fluid surface. The reservoir receives fluid from the tank. The fluid in the reservoir defines a reservoir fluid surface. The level of the reservoir fluid surface is maintained below the level of the tank fluid surface when the skimmer system is turned on. The inlet defines an inlet edge and an inlet surface. The inlet edge is located below the level of the tank fluid surface. The inlet surface declines away from the tank to transfer the fluid from the tank to the reservoir. The reservoir pump transfers fluid from the reservoir to the tank. The filter is positioned between the inlet and the reservoir to retain particulate within the fluid. The weir defines a weir edge.

Abstract: A prefabricated pad for a pool and its associated method of installation under the liner of an above-ground pool. The prefabricated pad is interposed between the ground surface and the pool liner, wherein the prefabricated pad cushions the pool liner, reduces contact stresses against the pool liner and prevents the pool liner from being punctured by any object present below the pool. The prefabricated pad also supports the pool liner as the pool liner turns from the vertical walls of the pool to the flat bottom of the pool.

Abstract: A curvilinear spa frame apparatus and method that provides support to a curvilinear spa shell design, including a frame comprising a top curvilinear rail, a bottom curvilinear rail, and one or more box sections aligned to be within the confines of the curvilinear spa shell providing stiffness for the completed frame. The box sections can include sheets that align with corresponding notches in the curvilinear spa frame increasing rigidity and facilitating alignment of the spa frame components during assembly.

Abstract: A framing assembly and associated method of orienting and supporting a plurality of framing studs for constructing a curved wall through the utilization of a base formed of a high strength, flexible and at least partially separable material comprising a plurality of base segments which are disposed in interconnecting relation to spaced apart outwardly extending the sidewalls disposed in substantially parallel relation to one another. The plurality of base segments are removably secured to one another but are separable when the base is disposed in an operative position defined by a curved orientation which substantially corresponds to the curved wall or like structure being formed.

Abstract: A portable spa having three sides and including two seats disposed at an acute angle to one another and sharing a common footwell. Two of the sides of the spa meet at a right angle and one of the seats is disposed parallel to one of these two sides.

Abstract: Open pool forming a reservoir for liquid, especially swimming pool, of the out-of-ground type with a flexible wall (2) and an inflatable tubular chamber (3) constituting a floating ring which defines the opening of the pool, characterized in that, in the service position of the pool (1), the upper peripheral region (5) of the flexible wall (2) adjoining the tubular chamber (3) is inclined, relative to the remaining underlying part of the wall, towards the inside of the pool, by virtue of which the upper peripheral region (5) forms a frustoconical reentrant rim underlying the tubular chamber (3) and capable of holding the tubular chamber (3) up when the latter is subjected to a downwards force.

Abstract: An in-ground pool with an inflatable flange and a non-rigid flexible body to permit the body to conform to the interior surface of a hole. The pool is designed with an exterior circumferential flange which is placed around the ledge of a hole dug in sand or soil which positions the body of the pool over the interior surface of the hole. The pool may then be filled with water with the interior surface of the hole acting as lateral support for the pool. The flange is secured to the ground with stakes which engage the flange and are driven into the ground around the exterior perimeter of the flange. When it is desired to remove the pool, the water is removed and the flange deflated so that the pool may be folded for storage and/or transport.

Abstract: A church baptistry formed of reinforced polyester material has a main tub area with a bottom wall and contiguous adjoining side walls and end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and at least one integrally formed stairway extending outwardly and upwardly from one or more of the side or end walls. Each stairway has opposed side walls and an inclined bottom wall adjoined at a lower end to the tub area which extends angularly upward and outward therefrom with a flight of steps formed in the inclined bottom wall. At least one lower step is integrally formed in the tub area bottom wall and adjacent side or end wall and extends a distance upwardly from the bottom wall and inwardly a distance into the main tub area beyond the adjacent side or end wall to form a continuation of the flight of steps and may serve as a child's platform. The steps have a tread width greater than the corresponding riser height.

Abstract: An above-ground swimming pool comprises a primary wall extending above a ground surface to enclose a primary pool area. The primary wall including an enclosure region having a first wall height and a spillway region having a second wall height lower than the first wall height. An arcuate secondary wall extends above the ground surface. Opposite ends of the secondary wall are attached to the primary wall at either side of the spillway region. The secondary wall has a third wall height lower than the first and second wall heights. The secondary wall and the primary wall enclose a secondary pool area. A pump is provided to pumping water from the secondary pool to the primary pool to generate a flow of water over the spillway region. The primary wall may consist of a first wall and a second wall joined together at a transition piece. The secondary wall may additionally be connected to the primary wall at the transition piece.

Abstract: A patio pond (10, 60) is formed by a bottom (12) of boards (22) with notches (32) formed in their upper surfaces, a wall (14) formed of a plurality of square panels (40) fit into the notches in the boards of the base, a flexible water tight membrane (18) which is fit over the upper edges of the square panels (40) and a top (16) formed of a plurality of boards (34) having notches (38) formed in their lower surfaces to fit over the membrane and upper edges of the panels to complete construction of the patio pond. The membrane (18) defines an enclosed volume (20) to be filled with water. The top, bottom and walls of the pond support the force of the water without the need to use any fasteners whatsoever.

Abstract: A pool for supporting a table and chairs within a volume of water. The inventive device includes a bottom panel having a perimeter sidewall projecting upwardly therefrom. A central sidewall is concentrically positioned relative to the perimeter sidewall and projects from the bottom wall and about a central aperture directed therethrough. An anchor is positioned within the central wall for receiving an umbrella post to permit central positioning of a table and radially spaced positioning of chairs within the pool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pool which permits movements such as complicated twisting of the legs and loins in stretching movements to be easily performed in water. The pool has a space surrounded by walls and a bottom and an irregular portion including recesses each having the form of an isosceles right-angled triangular prism, which are formed on a portion of the walls, and the projections formed between the respective adjacent recesses. The pool further has substantially horizontal handrails respectively provided at the upper ends of the recesses. Massage nozzles may also be provided in the walls of the recesses so as to spray streams of water.

Abstract: A circulating type water flow pool having a tank portion and a circulating passage formed in a lower portion thereof. The circulating passage has a riser portion at one end which extends to an upper portion of the tank portion. A delivery port is formed in the end of the circulating passage in communication with the tank portion. At its other end, the circulating passage is formed with an intake port in communication with the tank portion, and a water flow control member is mounted on the delivery port at the riser portion of the circulating passage. A screw blade of a delivery unit is actuated by a driving motor, and it is disposed facing the delivery port. Water in the circulating passage is sucked out by the screw action of the screw blade, creating a jet flow, which is delivered toward the delivery port. The jet flow is straightened by a water flow control member mounted on the delivery port, thereby creating a powerful water flow.

Abstract: An above-ground swimming pool comprises a side wall including a plurality of interlocking wall panels, a lower rail, an upper or top rail, a pool liner provided along an edge with a mounting bead, and a mounting component integral with the top rail member for receiving the bead on the liner. The lower rail member is provided with a first longitudinal channel for receiving a lower end or edge of the sidewall and the top rail member is provided with a second longitudinal channel for receiving an upper end or edge of the sidewall. The sidewall includes a plurality of elongate panel sections each provided along opposite longitudinal edges with cross-sectionally C-shaped locking elements for forming a locking relationship with adjacent panel sections.

Abstract: This pool cover utilizes multiple, laterally displaced air compartments which are fixed in location with respect to each other, and are integral portions of the cover. The air compartments may be interleaved by having laterally overlapping portions in order to minimize sagging which may result if any air compartment were to have an air leak. The cover can include a removable exterior portion which is exposed, and an interior portion containing the air compartments which are in contact with the pool surface. This allows easy removal of the top portion of the cover for cleaning and for examining individual air compartments.

Abstract: An improved swimming pool construction of the kind capable of being erected, at least substantially, above ground on a substantially flat surface is provided. The swimming pool is of a construction whose modular components are prefabricated and delivered to the building site for assembly. A bracing member comprised of four cut pieces of standard construction lumber, and provided in pre-assembled modular form, provides load bearing qualities that afford sufficient strength without the need to supply any additional support means that are anchored in the ground. The swimming pool is fabricated from a plurality of wall panels that are secured end-to-end and form the periphery of the swimming pool and contain integrally formed flanges that retain the brace in position. The prefabricated pool delivered to the building site as a package, employs an arrangement of modular elements to provide a self standing swimming pool that can be assembled, using only hand tools to lock together the respective modular parts.

Abstract: The specification describes the combination of a unitary water container or pool and a pair of play balls, the pool having a generally planar bottom wall and a peripheral rim surrounding the bottom wall and extending upwardly therefrom, the peripheral rim being formed in the shape of an animal and including recesses defining eye sockets, the play balls being shaped and dimensioned to be removably received in the recesses and arranged to have iris and pupil defining markings thereon.

Abstract: A metal swimming pool wall is designed to extend around a pool. Metal members extend outwardly from the pool and are apertured adjacent their outer ends to be bolted or rivetted to a metal strip having corresponding apertures. By determining, at various locations about the pool, that the spacing between adjacent bolted or rivetted holes in the strip shall be longer, equal or shorter than the spacing of the wall metal member, the pool may be shaped to be concave inward, straight or convex respectively.

Abstract: A liquid storage container, such as a swimming pool, has a vertical wall of flexible sheet material with its ends joined to make an endless loop the bottom part of which is inserted in an endless groove in a concrete foundation. The groove is formed by casting in the concrete an endless base strip, preferably metal, and a former strip of rubber or like material fitted about the base strip and extending above it, concrete within the bounds of the base strip being level with the top of the base strip, concrete outside the former strip being at the higher level of this strip which, when the concrete has set, is stripped away to leave the groove, the base strip forming its inside face, its higher outside face being a shoulder assisting the insertion of the wall bottom. A sealing strip is force-fitted between the inside face of the groove and the inserted bottom of the wall.

Abstract: The specification discloses a pool wall assembly including first and second pool wall panels and a brace supporting the panels. Structure is included for securing the brace to only the first panel so that the first panel and brace may be aligned together prior to the securement of the second panel. Structure is also included for securing the second panel to at least one of the first panel and the brace. An anchor assembly secures the brace in position. The anchor assembly includes a stake which extends through and slidingly engages the brace and a wedge, telescopically received in the stake, which can be moved with respect to the stake into forcible engagement with the brace to maintain the brace in position. Each panel includes an integral bead extending from the lower portion of its face to define the line to which the pool side wall overlap extends. Also disclosed is a method of erecting a pool wall using the structure disclosed.

Abstract: A tethered swimmer's tank for permitting a person to perform swimming exercises within a limited space being comprised of an open topped, water-filled tank and a harness device which is attached to said person for holding said person in a stationary position while perform various swimming exercises. A pulley is mounted to the tank behind the swimmer. An indicator is mounted forward of the swimmer within his/her field of view slightly above the top of the water and below the top of the tank. A cable passes around the pulleys with one end being attached to the harness and the other end attached to the indicator to measure the force exerted by the swimmer.

Abstract: A pollutant storage system that provides substantial wall strength with greatly reduced concrete mass. Reinforced concrete panels precast with a pattern of surface cavities and supported by precast reinforced concrete A-frames enclose a paved floor area.

Abstract: The specification discloses a pool wall assembly including first and second pool wall panels and a brace supporting the panels. Structure is included for securing the brace to only the first panel so that the first panel and brace may be aligned together prior to the securement of the second panel. Structure is also included for securing the second panel to at least one of the first panel and the brace. An anchor assembly secures the brace in position. The anchor assembly includes a stake which extends through and slidingly engages the brace and a wedge, telescopically received in the stake, which can be moved with respect to the stake into forcible engagement with the brace to maintain the brace in position. Each panel includes an integral bead extending from the lower portion of its face to define the line to which the pool side wall overlap extends. Also disclosed is a method of erecting a pool wall using the structure disclosed.

Abstract: A pool, such as a swimming or ornamental pool, has a bottom of sheet material and a vertical wall section of pliable sheet material, both of which may be of vinyl-coated sheet steel. A flexible extruded junction member is grooved to receive the edge portion of the pool bottom, and also the bottom edge portion of the wall section, each of which is held in sealed manner in the junction member by a resiliently deformable sealing strip driven into the junction member adjacent to the bottom and/or walls section.

Abstract: A support for a pool liner (8) comprises interlocking mouldings (1,2). A slot (3) in one moulding (1) receives the top of the rigid wall (4) of the pool and a locking groove (5) receives the beaded head (7) of the liner (8), while in upwardly opening slot (9) receives an elongated rib (10) of the other moulding (2). The two mouldings (1,2) are also linked by a rib (11) and groove (12) formation and mask the fixing of the liner to the moulding (1) and the void space (13) behind the top portion of the liner (8) where the liner could readily become damaged. The two mouldings (1, 2A) can also be moulded additionally to form a smooth edging to the pool.

Abstract: A swimming pool has a pair of end members made of sheet material each having its side and bottom edge portions secured and sealed in a longitudinal groove in a flexible strip of extruded material, the strip also having a pair of longitudinal spaced parallel flanges perpendicular to the groove; and a side and bottom piece of flexible sheet material, each lateral edge of which is engaged in the channel defined by the parallel flanges of the flexible strip secured to the sides and bottom of an end member and sealed by a sealing strip between the lateral edge and the outer of the two flanges.

Abstract: A stave assembly which cooperates with a plurality of staves to form a hot tub wall includes in a preferred embodiment a narrow stave having a projecting support for a seat, shelf, ladder or the like. The narrow stave is abutted by a pair of slats each of which have a chamfered edge for abutting adjacent staves. In other embodiments the stave assembly includes a stave with a support for a seat, step or the like embedded therein.

Abstract: The specification discloses a pool wall assembly including first and second pool wall panels and a brace supporting the panels. Structure is included for securing the brace to only the first panel so that the first panel and brace may be aligned together prior to the securement of the second panel. Structure is also included for securing the second panel to at least one of the first panel and the brace. An anchor assembly secures the brace in position. The anchor assembly includes a stake which extends through and slidingly engages the brace and a wedge, telescopically received in the stake, which can be moved with respect to the stake into forcible engagement with the brace to maintain the brace in position. Each panel includes an integral bead extending from the lower portion of its face to define the line to which the pool side wall overlap extends. Also disclosed is a method of erecting a pool wall using the structure disclosed.