Inflatable swimming pool and supporting shell
AssigneeSportsstuff, Inc.
InventorLeroy L. Peterson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An inflatable swimming pool having a plurality of vertical interior supporting webs extending between and connecting the inner and outer vertical side walls of the pool. The side walls and connecting webs are fabricated from polyvinylchloride or similar materials. A supporting shell, preferably fabricated from a tough, durable synthetic fabric such as nylon, includes a top gusset, a side wall, a bottom gusset, and a reinforcing bottom wall for added strength. A safety cover, also fabricated from nylon, includes a number of hooks that attach to loops on the shell to secure the cover in position when the pool is not in use.
Claims19
An inflatable swimming pool, comprising:
- an inner side wall formed by a inner ring of flexible material, the inner side wall having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- an outer side wall formed by an outer ring of flexible material disposed out from and concentric to the inner ring, the outer side wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, the respective upper and lower edges of the inner and outer rings being secured to each other to form a closed annular cavity and a central open area;
- a plurality of radially directed vertical support webs disposed within the annular cavity and attached to and interconnecting the inner side wall and the outer side wall;
- a floor attached near the lower edges of the inner and outer side walls, the floor being disposed to extend over a lower end of the central open area to form an open top container for receiving water;
- and
- a supporting shell formed by a ring of flexible material having a top and bottom edge, a top gusset section attached to the top edge of the ring and disposed to extend radially inward, and a bottom gusset section attached to the bottom edge of the ring and disposed to extend radially inward, the shell being disposed to matingly receive and support the closed annular cavity when the cavity is fully inflated by a pressurized fluid.
An inflatable swimming pool, comprising:
- an inflatable ring having a lower edge;
- a floor sealingly attached to the lower edge of the inflatable ring, to form an open top container for receiving water;
- and
- a supporting shell formed by a ring of flexible material having a top and bottom edge, a top gusset section attached to the top edge of the ring and disposed to extend radially inward, and a bottom gusset section attached to the bottom edge of the ring and disposed to extend radially inward, the shell being disposed to matingly receive and support the inflatable ring when it is fully inflated by a pressurized fluid, the supporting shell further including a bottom panel attached to the bottom gusset section and extending between opposing sides thereof to form a fully closed bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.