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US 11,913,248 B2Granted
Pool cover hinged sliding assembly
AssigneeLatham Pool Products, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Barlocker, Mathew Dalton
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Abstract
Described is a hinged sliding assembly for a pool cover assembly including a slider member having a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupleable to a pool cover; and a hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member and positioned at least partially within the opening, wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupleable to a rope of the pool cover.
Claims19
A hinged sliding assembly for a pool cover assembly comprising:
- a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupleable to a pool cover and the rod member extends at least partially across the opening;
- and
- a hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member and positioned at least partially within the opening, wherein the hinged rope lock member is coupleable to a rope of the pool cover.
A pool cover assembly comprising:
- a track;
- a pool cover comprising a rope extending along at least one edge of the pool cover;
- and
- a hinged sliding assembly moveable along the track, the hinged sliding assembly comprising:
- a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupled to the pool cover;
- and
- a hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member proximate a first end of the hinged rope lock member, coupled to the rope proximate a second end of the hinged rope lock member, and positioned at least partially within the opening.
4 more elements
A method of extending or retracting a pool cover, the method comprising:
- applying a force to a rope, wherein the rope extends along at least one edge of the pool cover and is coupled to a hinged rope lock member of a pool cover assembly, wherein the pool cover assembly comprises:
- a track;
- the pool cover comprising the rope extending along at least one edge of the pool cover;
- and
- a hinged sliding assembly moveable along the track, the hinged sliding assembly comprising:
- a slider member comprising a rod member and defining an opening, wherein the slider member is coupled to the pool cover;
- and
- the hinged rope lock member coupled to the rod member proximate a first end of the hinged rope lock member, coupled to the rope proximate a second end of the hinged rope lock member, and positioned at least partially within the opening;
- first sliding, in response to the applying a force step, the hinged rope lock member along the rod member in a first direction;
- and
- second sliding, in response to the first sliding step, the slider member along the track to extend the pool cover.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.