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US 11,149,449 B2Granted
Pool stair forms and methods of forming pool stairs
OwnerJohn V. Maiuccoroinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure provides for pool step forms and related methods for forming steps in a pool formed by wall panels. The step forms may include a wall panel insert configured for insertion between adjacent pool wall panels. The step forms may include one or more step form brace configured to couple with the wall panel insert and, thereby, the wall panels. The step forms may include riser forms that from riser portions of the stairs when the step forms and riser forms are coupled. The pool stair forms may be filled with filling material to form tread portions of the stairs. The pool stair forms may include liner support members coupled to the step form braces and/or the wall panels that facilitate the coupling of a liner to the stairs formed by the pool stair forms and filling material.
Claims25
A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, the pool stair form including:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- at least one first fixation point configured to be utilized to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of second fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to facilitate coupling of a plurality of elongate riser forms to the at least one stair form brace such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction and form riser portions of the stairs, the plurality of second fixation points comprising a plurality of preformed through holes;
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- at least one aperture configured to allow filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and between the riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form tread portions of the stairs;
- wherein the second fixation points and the at least one aperture are formed in a main portion of the at least one stair form brace that extends along a ground surface from proximate to the wall of the pool to a front end thereof in the first direction when the at least one stair form is coupled to wall of the pool.
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A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, comprising:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- at least one first fixation point configured to be utilized to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of second fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to be utilized to couple the at least one stair form brace with elongate riser forms such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction and form riser portions of the stairs;
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- at least one aperture configured to allow filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and between the riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form tread portions of the stairs;
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- liner support members configured to couple to at least one of a front face of the riser forms and the wall of the pool to retain a liner over the tread portions and riser portions of the stairs, wherein at least one liner support member is configured to be coupled to the front face of the riser forms proximate to a lower edge thereof and form a channel therebetween for the liner.
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A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, comprising:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- at least one first fixation point configured to be utilized to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of second fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to be utilized to couple the at least one stair form brace with elongate riser forms such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction and form riser portions of the stairs;
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- at least one aperture configured to allow filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and between the riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form tread portions of the stairs,
- wherein the at least one aperture includes a plurality of removable clips, the at least one aperture allowing the filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction when the removable clips are removed from the at least one aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.