Pre-fabricated device for creating a vanishing edge effect and process for creating the same
OwnerWeyand Helmut Rudiinventor
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Abstract
A device for building a vanishing edge pool utilizing a prefabricated trough anchored to the exterior side of the weir wall of the pool so as to catch the overflow of the pool as it pours over the lower wall. A preferred embodiment utilizes a full cap to cover the entire thickness of the exterior wall and a vertical lip to help anchor the trough onto the exterior wall which is lower than the specified level of water in the pool
Claims27
A pre-fabricated device for creating a vanishing edge effect comprising:
- a pool of water with a plurality of vertical walls to hold the water in at a specified depth at rest;
- one of the walls being a weir wall;
- a prefabricated trough;
- an attachment means to anchor the prefabricated trough to the exterior side of the weir wall of the pool so as to catch the overflow of the pool as it pours over the weir wall;
- a means of drainage for output from the prefabricated trough;
- a reservoir means for collecting the output drainage from the prefabricated trough;
- a pumping means for raising the water level in the pool by recirculating the drainage from the reservoir means from the trough back into the pool;
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- an input means to return the recirculated drainage from the reservoir means back into the pool.
A process for constructing a vanishing edge effect comprising the steps of:
- building a pool of water with a plurality of vertical walls to hold the water in at a specified depth wherein one wall of the pool is a weir wall;
- building a prefabricated trough;
- utilizing an attachment means to anchor the prefabricated trough to the exterior side of the weir wall of the pool so as to catch the overflow of the pool as it pours over the weir wall once it is installed and the level of water is raised;
- installing a means of drainage for output from the prefabricated trough;
- installing a reservoir means for collecting the output drainage from the prefabricated trough;
- installing a pumping means for raising the water level in the pool by recirculating the drainage from the reservoir means from the trough back into the pool;
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- installing an input means to return the recirculated drainage from the reservoir means back into the pool.
A process for constructing a vanishing edge effect as claimed in claim 15 wherein there are constructed a plurality of weir walls, each having a prefabricated trough to collect the overflow from the pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.