Lifeguard observation station
AssigneeAqua Conscience Holdings LLC
InventorsBartley J. Eckhardt, Bret W. Johnson
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Abstract
A lifeguard observation station having a support structure, a platform member and stairs. The platform member is supported by the support structure and is elevated from ground level. The platform member has a first side, with at least a portion of the first side of the platform member being configured to be positioned proximate to or in-line with an edge of a pool or body of water. The stairs extend between the ground level and the platform member. The support structure is offset from the stairs. The lifeguard observation station provides a lifeguard unimpaired line-of-sight to swimmers or bathers in the pool or body of water whether when the lifeguard is positioned on the platform member or on the stairs.
Claims15
A movable lifeguard observation station comprising:
- a movable weighted base, the movable weighted base having wheels to facilitate the movement of the lifeguard observation station, the movable weighted base configured to stabilize the movable lifeguard observation station;
- a support structure extending from the movable weighted base;
- a platform member supported by the support structure, the platform member being elevated from ground level, the platform member having a first side and a second side which is spaced from the first side, at least a portion of the first side of the platform member extending beyond the weighted base, the portion of the first side of the platform member being configured to be positioned in-line with an edge of a pool or body of water;
- stairs extending between the ground level and the platform member, the stairs have a spiral configuration, a top stair of the stairs extends from the second side of the platform member, a bottom stair of the stairs extends from the movable weighted base, the bottom stair has a longitudinal axis which is configured to be positioned parallel to the edge of the pool or body of water at which the lifeguard observation station member, the bottom stair configured to be positioned proximate the edge of the pool or body of water and extending essentially parallel to the portion of the first side of the platform member configured to be positioned proximate to or in-line with the edge of the pool or body of water;
- the support structure is offset from the stairs;
- wherein the lifeguard observation station is configured to provide unimpaired line-of-sight to swimmers or bathers in the pool or body of water from the platform member or the stairs.
A movable lifeguard observation station comprising:
- a movable weighted base member, the movable weighted base member having wheels to facilitate the movement of the lifeguard observation station, the movable weighted base member configured to stabilize the movable lifeguard observation station;
- a support structure extending from the movable weighted base member;
- a platform member supported by the support structure, the platform member being elevated from ground level, the platform member having a first side and a second side, with at least a portion of the first side of the platform member extending beyond the weighted base, the portion of the first side of the platform member being configured to be positioned proximate to or in-line with an edge of a pool or body of water;
- stairs extending from the second side of the platform member, the stairs extending between the ground level and the platform member, a bottom stair of the stairs has a longitudinal axis which is configured to be positioned parallel to the edge of the pool or body of water, the bottom stair configured to be positioned proximate the edge of the pool and extending essentially parallel to the portion of the first side of the platform member configured to be positioned proximate to or in-line with the edge of the pool or body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.