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US 8,881,321 B1Granted
Spa construction and installation system
OwnerDavid J. Ludlow, Stephen M. Fleischer +1inventors
InventorsDavid J. Ludlow, Stephen M. Fleischer, Richard Alex Eddington
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Abstract
A system for easier manufacture and installation of a spa using a unitary base with molded integral electrical chaseways and with vertical support members.
Claims5
A foundation for spa construction comprising:
- a generally flat horizontal base with a generally vertical support members comprising a wall around the periphery of the base;
- the base configured with a bottom surface to lie upon a horizontal ground surface and provide foundation for a spa where edges of spa containment are primarily supported by vertical support members;
- the base having a pump area adjacent a first side of the base configured for location of a pump chamber;
- indentations molded into the bottom surface, the indentations forming multiple cavities in the form of chaseways from the pump area to respective second sides of the base;
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- the cavities dimensioned for passage of electrical conductors through the chaseway[s], with the chaseway[s] accessible for electrical connection.
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A foundation for spa construction comprising:
- a generally flat horizontal base with at least one generally vertical outside wall around the periphery of the base;
- the base configured with a bottom surface to lie upon a horizontal ground surface and provide foundation for a spa;
- the base having a pump area adjacent a first side of the base configured for location of a pump chamber;
- indentations molded into the bottom surface, the indentations forming multiple cavities in the form of chaseways from the pump area to respective second sides of the base;
- the cavities dimensioned for passage of electrical conductors through the chaseway and accessible for electrical connection;
- the base additionally comprising at least one set of paired upwardly extending indentations near the at least one vertical wall, the upwardly extending indentations configured to form a saddle in the base;
- and the saddle dimensioned to receive a vertical structural member for primary support of the at least one vertical wall, the at least one vertical wall being the primary support for a spa containment, wherein the saddle is configured to assist in registration and alignment of the vertical structural member, wherein at least one of the paired upwardly extending indentations extends to provide a finger hold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.