Modular swimming pool
OwnerMario L. Campodonicoinventor
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Abstract
A modular swimming pool is constructed of one or more floor sections and a plurality of wall sections, with water-tight seams between the sections. Grooves formed in the sides of each section mate with corresponding grooves on adjacent sections and thereby form hollow channels that hold elastomeric seals. A plurality of fasteners applies compressive force to the seals, which results in formation of a water-tight seam. A skirt, also provided in sections is attached to the wall sections and forms a structural and decorative part of the pool.
Claims28
A modular swimming pool, comprising:
- at least one floor section, each floor section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more sides, each side having at least one groove formed therein;
- a plurality of wall sections attached to the floor section(s), each wall section having at least one groove formed therein;
- a plurality of channels, the channels being formed by complementary pairs of the grooves in adjacent wall sections and/or floor sections;
- a plurality of elastomeric seals seated in the plurality of channels;
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- a plurality of fasteners located near each channel and securing the plurality of wall sections to each other and/or to the a least one floor section;
- wherein the elastomeric seals and fasteners create water-tight joints between adjacent wall sections and/or floor sections.
A swimming pool as recited in claim 14, wherein each buttress is coincident with a wall section side panel.
A swimming pool as recited in claim, 1, further comprising (a) at least one buttress extending from each wall section, (b) a plurality of cables, and (c) a plurality of turnbuckles, and wherein each buttress has a plurality of slots formed therein, each slot has a diameter large enough to accommodate one of the cables, and the cables extend through the slots, encircle the pool, and are held in tension by the turnbuckles.
A modular swimming pool, comprising:
- floor section comprising a primary floor and a subfloor, the primary floor having a top surface, an under surface, and a sidewall, wherein the sidewall bas at least one groove formed therein, and wherein the subfloor provides structural support for the primary floor;
- a plurality of wall sections attached to the floor section, each wall section having at least one groove formed therein;
- a plurality of channels, the channels being formed by complementary pairs of the grooves in adjacent wall sections and/or the floor section sidewall;
- a plurality of elastomeric seals seated in the plurality of channels;
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- a plurality of fasteners located near each channel and securing the plurality of wall sections to each other and/or to the floor section;
- wherein the elastomeric seals and fasteners create water-tight joints between adjacent wall sections and/or the floor section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.