Joint for above ground pool frame
AssigneeIntex Marketing Ltd.
InventorsHua Hsiang Lin, Yaw Yuan Hsu
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Abstract
A frame pool is disclosed including a frame assembly and a pool liner, the frame assembly including horizontal frame members and a vertical frame member coupled together via a T-shaped joint. The T-shaped joint may be constructed of plastic to facilitate attachment and detachment to the adjacent frame members and to resist galling and corrosion. The T-shaped joint may also be relatively small to improve the appearance and water containment of the frame pool.
Claims29
A frame joint for an above ground pool frame having a first horizontal frame member, a second horizontal frame member, and a vertical frame member, the frame joint comprising:
- a first horizontal joint portion including a first coupling assembly including a pin configured engage a corresponding recess of the first horizontal frame member to couple with the first horizontal frame member;
- a second horizontal joint portion including a second coupling assembly including a pin configured engage a corresponding recess of the second horizontal frame member to couple with the second horizontal frame member;
- a vertical joint portion fixedly coupled to the first and second horizontal joint portions and configured to couple with the vertical frame member;
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- a liner positioned around the first and second horizontal frame members, the liner defining a hole that is sized to expose the first and second coupling assemblies;
- wherein a width of the vertical joint portion accounts for at least 50% of a width between the pins of the first and second coupling assemblies of the first and second horizontal joint portions.
A method of assembling an above ground pool the method comprising:
- coupling a first horizontal joint portion of a frame joint to a first horizontal frame member with a first coupling assembly including a pin configured to engage a corresponding recess of the first horizontal frame member;
- coupling a second horizontal joint portion of the frame joint to a second horizontal frame member with a second coupling assembly including a pin configured to engage a corresponding recess of the second horizontal frame member;
- coupling a vertical joint portion of the frame joint to a vertical frame member;
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- positioning a liner around the first and second horizontal frame members with a hole exposing the first and second coupling assemblies;
- wherein a width of the vertical joint portion accounts for a majority of a width between the pins of the first and second coupling assemblies of the first and second horizontal joint portions.
A frame joint for an above ground pool frame having a first horizontal frame member, a second horizontal frame member, and a vertical frame member, the frame joint comprising:
- a first horizontal joint portion including a first coupling assembly to couple with the first horizontal frame member;
- a second horizontal joint portion including a second coupling assembly to couple with the second horizontal frame member;
- a vertical joint portion fixedly coupled to the first and second horizontal joint portions and configured to couple with the vertical frame member;
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- a liner positioned around the first and second horizontal frame members, the liner defining a hole that is sized to expose the first and second coupling assemblies;
- wherein a width of the vertical joint portion accounts for at least 50% of a width between the first and second coupling assemblies of the first and second horizontal joint portions;
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- wherein the first horizontal joint portion comprises a first external cross-section, the first external cross-section being generally triangular.
A frame joint for an above ground pool frame having a first horizontal frame member, a second horizontal frame member, and a vertical frame member, the frame joint comprising:
- a first horizontal joint portion including a first coupling assembly to couple with the first horizontal frame member;
- a second horizontal joint portion including a second coupling assembly to couple with the second horizontal frame member;
- a vertical joint portion fixedly coupled to the first and second horizontal joint portions and configured to couple with the vertical frame member;
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- a liner positioned around the first and second horizontal frame members, the liner defining a hole that is sized to expose the first and second coupling assemblies;
- wherein a width of the vertical joint portion accounts for at least 50% of a width between the first and second coupling assemblies of the first and second horizontal joint portions;
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- wherein the vertical joint portion comprises a second external cross-section, the second external cross-section being generally triangular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.