Covered pool structure
OwnerTerrence John Watsoninventor
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Abstract
According to some examples, a coverable pool structure having a membrane for containing a liquid, the membrane having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall extending from the bottom wall, and a top edge on the peripheral wall, a rim connected to the peripheral wall proximate the top edge, a flexible covering member being positionable so as to extend between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid, an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member to the rim, and a support member positionable between a top surface of the liquid and the flexible covering member and configured to bias at least a portion of the flexible covering member away from the liquid.
Claims20
A coverable pool structure comprising:
- a. a membrane for containing a liquid, the membrane having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall extending from the bottom wall, and a top edge on the peripheral wall;
- b. a rim connected to the peripheral wall proximate the top edge;
- c. a flexible covering member being positionable so as to extend between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid;
- d. an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member to the rim;
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- e. a support member positionable between a top surface of the liquid and the flexible covering member and configured to bias at least a portion of the flexible covering member away from the liquid.
A covering structure for a pool, the pool having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall for receiving a liquid in the pool, the covering structure comprising:
- a. a flexible covering member being positionable so as to extend between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid in the pool;
- b. an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member to the pool;
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- c. a support member positionable between a top surface of the liquid in the pool and the flexible covering member and configured to bias at least a portion of the flexible covering member away from the liquid.
A covering structure for a pool, the pool having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall for receiving a liquid in the pool, the covering structure comprising:
- a. a flexible covering member having a light-transmitting portion, and being positionable so as to extend between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid in the pool;
- b. an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member to the pool;
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- c. a heating member positionable below the flexible covering member, and configured for using light passing through the light-transmitting portion to heat the liquid.
A coverable pool structure comprising:
- a. a membrane for containing a liquid, the membrane having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall extending from the bottom wall, and a top edge on the peripheral wall;
- b. a rim connected to the peripheral wall proximate the top edge;
- c. a flexible covering member;
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- d. an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member to the membrane, the attachment apparatus having a releasable portion secured to the rim and configured to allow the flexible covering member to move between a closed position wherein the flexible covering member extends between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid and an open position wherein access to the liquid is uninhibited, and a connecting member securing the flexible covering member to the membrane to inhibit the flexible covering from being moved a predetermined distance away from the membrane.
A covering structure for a pool, the pool having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall for receiving a liquid in the pool, the covering structure comprising:
- a. a flexible covering member being positionable so as to extend between the peripheral wall to inhibit access to the liquid in the pool;
- b. an attachment apparatus for securing the flexible covering member;
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- c. a securing apparatus positionable on an exterior surface of the peripheral wall and configured to releasably secure the attachment apparatus to the pool to secure the flexible covering member to the pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.