Modular removable covering and barrier system
OwnerSteven M. Woodinventor
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Abstract
A modular removable covering and barrier system. In one embodiment, a removable pool or pond covering system includes a track assembly installed on a deck along the perimeter of a pool, a sheet of plastic or other suitable material spanning the area enclosed by the track assembly, a bottom seal between the track assembly and the deck, and a top seal between the track system and the sheet of plastic. The track assembly may be modular such that the track assembly can be installed on any size and shape of pool or pond and can be easily stored when not in use.
Claims20
A removable pool or pond covering system having a deck around a perimeter of said pool or pond, which system comprises:
- a track assembly surrounding the perimeter of a pool or pond, said track assembly having a base and an opposed top side;
- at least one resilient bottom seal extending from said base of said track assembly, said at least one bottom seal engaging a deck around said perimeter;
- an opening having an enlarged channel cavity along said top side of the track assembly such that the opening is narrower than the channel cavity and both span a length of the track assembly;
- a sheet of flexible material spanning an area enclosed by the track assembly and overlaying and received in said opening having an enlarged channel cavity;
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- a resilient top seal, at least a portion receivable into said opening and said enlarged channel cavity, said top seal inserted into the channel cavity, retaining said flexible sheet and creating a seal between the flexible sheet and the track assembly.
A removable covering or barrier system for enclosing an open area, which system comprises:
- a track assembly surrounding a perimeter of said open area, said track assembly having a base and an opposed top side;
- at least one resilient bottom seal extending from said base of said track assembly, said at least one bottom seal engaging a surface around said perimeter;
- an opening having an enlarged channel cavity along said top side of the track assembly such that the opening is narrower than the channel cavity and both span a length of the track assembly;
- a sheet of flexible material spanning an area enclosed by the track assembly and overlaying and received in said opening having an enlarged channel cavity;
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- a resilient top seal, at least a portion receivable into said opening and said enlarged channel cavity, said top seal inserted into the channel cavity, retaining said flexible sheet and creating a seal between the flexible sheet and the track assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.