Pool spring cover
AssigneeMX4 Engineering LLC
InventorDean Marelli
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Abstract
Provided is a pool spring cover having an elongate tubular member with openings on first and second sides, respectively. The first and second sides span a longitudinal axis. An attachment member extends generally along the longitudinal axis from a first portion of the second side to a free end. A fastener comprised of a first fastener element and a second fastener element is provided. The first fastener element is associated with the attachment member at the free end and the second fastener element is associated with the tubular member at a second portion of the second side. The first and second fastener elements are adapted to fasten to each other such that the attachment member forms a loop. The first fastener element and the second fastener element may form a one-time use fastener. Also provided are related systems and methods.
Claims20
A pool spring cover, the pool spring cover comprising:
- an elongate tubular member having a first opening on a first end and a second opening on a second end remote from the first end, the first end and second end spanning a longitudinal axis;
- an attachment member extending generally along said longitudinal axis from a first location of said second end to a free edge of the attachment member;
- a fastener comprised of a first fastener element and a second fastener element, said first fastener element being associated with said attachment member at said free edge and said second fastener element associated with said tubular member at a second location of said second end different from the first location, the first fastener element adapted to fasten to the second fastener element such that said attachment member forms a unitary loop attaching said free edge to said second location.
A pool cover spring system comprising:
- a pool cover spring;
- a pool cover spring cover, said pool cover spring cover formed from an elongate tubular member having an attachment member extending from a first end thereof, the attachment member having a first portion of a fastening device and the pool cover spring cover having a second portion of the fastening device at the first end thereof;
- wherein, at least a portion of said pool cover spring is provided inside said elongate tubular member and said first portion of said fastening device and said second portion of said fastening device are fastened together.
A method of protecting pool decking from damage caused by pool cover springs, said method comprising:
- threading a pool cover spring device within a tubular body of a pool cover spring cover, the pool cover spring cover having an attachment member with a one-time use attachment device;
- threading the attachment member through a portion of the pool cover spring device;
- connecting the attachment device of the attachment member to the tubular member to secure the pool cover spring cover to the pool cover spring device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.