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US 11,692,573 B2Granted
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.
Claims30
A joint for a frame assembly including a first horizontal frame member and a second horizontal frame member, the joint comprising:
- a joint body, including:
- a first horizontal portion having a first sidewall defining a first through hole;
- a second horizontal portion having a second sidewall defining a second through hole;
- and
- a vertical portion extending away from at least one of the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion;
- a first base positioned within the first horizontal portion and including a first pin selectively received within the first through hole to couple with the first horizontal frame member;
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- a second base positioned within the second horizontal portion and including a second pin selectively received within the second through hole to couple with the second horizontal frame member.
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A frame assembly, comprising:
- a first horizontal frame member having a first sidewall defining a first through hole;
- a second horizontal frame member having a second sidewall defining a second through hole;
- a vertical frame member;
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- a joint including:
- a first horizontal portion configured to receive the first horizontal frame member, the first horizontal portion having a third sidewall defining a third through hole, so that the first through hole and the third through hole align when the first horizontal portion receives the first horizontal frame member;
- a second horizontal portion configured to receive the second horizontal frame member, the second horizontal portion having a fourth sidewall defining a fourth through hole, so that the second through hole and the fourth through hole align when the second horizontal portion receives the second horizontal frame member;
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- a vertical portion extending from at least one of the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion and configured to couple with the vertical frame member;
- a first base positioned entirely within the first horizontal portion and including a first pin selectively received within the third through hole of the first horizontal portion and the first through hole of the first horizontal frame member when the first horizontal frame member is received by the first horizontal portion;
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- a second base positioned entirely within the second horizontal portion and including a second pin selectively received within the fourth through hole of the second horizontal portion and the second through hole of the second horizontal frame member when the second horizontal frame member is received by the second horizontal portion.
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A joint for a frame assembly, the joint comprising:
- a joint body, including:
- a first horizontal portion having a first sidewall defining a first through hole to selectively receive a first pin;
- a second horizontal portion having a second sidewall defining a second through hole to
- selectively receive a second pin;
- a vertical portion coupled to and extending away from at least one of the first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion;
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- a coupling assembly positioned within the first horizontal portion including a base having a portion extending inwardly from the first through hole toward the second horizontal portion to support the base, and a pin supported by the base for movement between a radially outward position wherein the pin extends through the first through hole and a radially inward position wherein the pin is substantially retracted within the base.
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A joint for a frame assembly including a first horizontal frame member, the joint comprising:
- a joint body, including:
- a horizontal portion having a sidewall defining a through hole;
- and
- a vertical portion extending away from the horizontal portion;
- a base positioned within the horizontal portion and including a pin selectively received within the through hole to couple with the first horizontal frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.