Pool stair forms and methods of forming pool stairs
AssigneeImperial Pools, Inc.
InventorJohn V. Maiuccoro
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Abstract
The disclosure provides for pool step forms and related methods for forming steps in a pool formed by wall panels. The step forms may include a wall panel insert configured for insertion between adjacent pool wall panels. The step forms may include one or more step form brace configured to couple with the wall panel insert and, thereby, the wall panels. The step forms may include riser forms that from riser portions of the stairs when the step forms and riser forms are coupled. The pool stair forms may be filled with filling material to form tread portions of the stairs. The pool stair forms may include liner support members coupled to the step form braces and/or the wall panels that facilitate the coupling of a liner to the stairs formed by the pool stair forms and filling material.
Claims23
A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, the pool stair form comprising:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- a rear end portion configured to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to couple a plurality of elongate riser forms to the at least one stair form brace such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction to form riser portions of the stairs to form a plurality of riser portions of the stairs;
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- at least one aperture for allowing filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and over a ground surface between the at riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form a plurality of tread portions of the stairs.
A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, the pool stair form comprising:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- a rear end portion configured to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to couple a plurality of elongate riser forms to the at least one stair form brace such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction to form riser portions of the stairs to form a plurality of riser portions of the stairs;
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- at least one aperture for allowing filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and over a ground surface between the at riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form a plurality of tread portions of the stairs;
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- liner support members configured to couple to at least one of a front face of the riser forms and the wall of the pool to retain a liner over the tread portions and riser portions of the stairs.
A pool stair form for forming stairs in a pool, the pool stair form comprising:
- at least one stair form brace, the at least one stair form brace comprising:
- a rear end portion configured to couple the at least one stair form brace with a wall of the pool such that the at least one stair form brace extends away therefrom in a first direction;
- a plurality of fixation points spaced at differing heights and positions along the first direction configured to couple a plurality of elongate riser forms to the at least one stair form brace such that the riser forms are positioned at the differing heights and positions along the first direction and extend in a second direction substantially contrasting the first direction to form riser portions of the stairs to form a plurality of riser portions of the stairs;
- at least one aperture for allowing filling material to extend through the at least one stair form brace along the second direction and over a ground surface between the at riser forms and the wall of the pool and about the at least one stair form brace when the riser forms are coupled to the at least one stair form brace and the at least one stair form brace is coupled to the wall of the pool to form a plurality of tread portions of the stairs;
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- a plurality of spaced recessed channel surfaces formed by spaced recessed portions of a free top edge end of the at least one stair form brace, the plurality of spaced recessed channel surfaces being proximate to the fixation points and spaced therefrom in a third direction that opposes the first direction, and configured to be positioned below the tread portions and within the filling material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.