Swimming pool fence
AssigneeSinclair & Powell Proprietary Limited
InventorsGeorge G. Powell, Reece J. Powell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pool fence construction comprising at least one fence section having attachment means associated or integral with each end thereof, said fence section further adapted to be connected directly or indirectly to an upper periphery of a pool, wherein said upper periphery is above the ground.
Claims20
A pool fence to be arranged atop a swimming pool of the type which includes a water-retaining wall, and a plurality of upright support posts disposed therearound, said fence comprising:
- at least one fence section;
- attachment means at each end of said at least one fence section for interconnecting ends of said at least one fence section;
- mounting means including a receiving portion to which said at least one fence section is connectable;
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- connecting means for connecting said mounting means to said support posts;
- said mounting means being resilient to enable said receiving portion to be displaced to compensate for nonuniform spacing of the pool support posts with respect to the length of said at least one fence section.
A pool fence for a swimming pool having a water-retaining wall with an upper periphery, said fence comprising:
- at least one fence section;
- attachment means at each end of said at least one fence section for interconnecting ends of said at least one fence section;
- connection means on said at least one fence section for connecting said at least one fence section to said swimming pool;
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- at least one aperture provided in said upper periphery of said swimming pool for receiving said connection means to connect said at least one fence section to said swimming pool, said connection means being engageable with said at least one aperture and rotatable therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.