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US 6,886,188 B2Granted
Automatic pool cover box lid support bracket assemby
AssigneeFort Wayne Pools, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Epple, Lanny R. Smith
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Abstract
A lid support bracket assembly for supporting a pool cover box lid includes a wall mount and a bracket angularly adjustably coupled to the wall mount.
Claims20
A swimming pool, comprising:
- a cover configured to cover said swimming pool;
- and
- a pool cover box assembly for containing said cover, comprising:
- a plurality of vertical walls, including a rear wall;
- a lid having a rear edge, said rear edge being removably engaged with said rear wall;
- and
- a plurality of lid support bracket assemblies supporting said lid, each lid support bracket assembly comprising:
- a wall mount attached to said rear wall;
- and
- a bracket angularly adjustably coupled to said wall mount.
7 more elements
A pool cover box assembly for housing a swimming pool cover, comprising:
- a plurality of vertical walls, including a rear wall;
- a lid having a rear edge, said rear edge being removably engaged with said rear wall;
- and
- a plurality of lid support bracket assemblies supporting said lid, each said lid support bracket assembly comprising:
- a wall mount attached to said rear wall;
- and
- a bracket angularly adjustably coupled to said wall mount.
4 more elements
A method of installing a lid support bracket assembly into a pool cover box, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pool cover box having a rear wall;
- engaging a threaded end of a bolt into a female threaded portion of a bracket;
- inserting the head of said bolt into a generally circular opening of a slot in a wall mount, said wall mount being attached to said rear wall;
- sliding said bolt in said slot, said slot narrowing thus captivating said bolt;
- and
- rotating said bracket to engage said wall mount and support pins on said wall mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.