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US 8,869,469 B2Granted
In-ground spa installation
AssigneeBullfrog International, LC
InventorsDavid J. Ludlow, Marvin Hinckley Howell
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Abstract
A system for providing an in-ground installation of a portable spa using a Spa Vault assembly.
Claims15
An assembly comprising:
- a back wall;
- two side walls, each with a first end attached to an end of the back wall, forming back wall/side wall attachments;
- two transition walls, each transition wall comprising two generally perpendicular walls joined together, each transition wall attached at first ends to second ends of the side walls, forming transition wall/side wall attachments;
- a front wall attached to and extending between second ends of the transition walls, forming front wall/transition wall attachments;
- the back wall, side walls, transition walls, and front wall forming an assembly of vertically disposed walls that define a cavity portion dimensioned for placement of a portable, unsupported spa and a component portion for spa-related components and an access opening atop the component portion;
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- corner pieces at the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments, the corner pieces having spa-like contours generally conforming to rounded corners of the portable spa;
- wherein the corner pieces comprise corner pieces that are horizontally disposed along the top of the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments, and vertically disposed along the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments.
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An assembly comprising:
- a back wall;
- two side walls, each with a first end attached to an end of the back wall, forming back wall/side wall attachments;
- two transition walls, each transition wall comprising two generally perpendicular walls joined together, each transition wall attached at first ends to second ends of the side walls, forming transition wall/side wall attachments;
- a front wall attached to and extending between second ends of the transition walls, forming front wall/transition wall attachments;
- the back wall, side walls, transition walls, and front wall forming an assembly of vertically disposed walls and enclosing a cavity dimensioned to conform to and enclose a portable spa with a component portion for spa-related components and for access and service of spa-related elements;
- corner pieces at the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments, the corner pieces having spa-like contours generally conforming to rounded corners of the portable spa;
- wherein the corner pieces comprise corner plates that are horizontally disposed along the top of the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments, and radius inserts that are vertically disposed along the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments, and fasteners that attach the corner plates and the radius inserts to each other and to the back wall/side wall attachments and the transition wall/side wall attachments.
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An assembly comprising:
- a first set of walls attached at ends vertically, the walls defining a cavity portion with lateral dimensions in conformity with lateral dimensions of a portable spa,
- with an opening between two free wall ends and located to oppose access in the portable spa to spa-related components;
- a second set of walls attached at ends and partially forming a second cavity portion,
- with two ends attached to the two free ends of the first set of walls such that the first cavity portion is joined with the second cavity portion, the second cavity portion forming an enclosure around spa-related components with an access opening atop the second cavity portion;
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- a portable spa and spa attachments, wherein the portable spa and spa attachments are structurally self-supportive independent of the first and second set of walls, and wherein the spa attachment parts connect to the portable spa and pass through the opening between two free wall ends into the second cavity portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.