U.S. patent application number 10/027320 was filed with the patent office on 2003-06-26 for pool structure.
Invention is credited to Lin, Chung-Kuei.
Application Number | 20030115666 10/027320 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 21837006 |
Filed Date | 2003-06-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030115666 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Chung-Kuei |
June 26, 2003 |
Pool structure
Abstract
A pool structure includes multiple composing members detachably
connected one by one to form an enclosure. A water-proof liner is
disposed among and retained by the composing members. Therefore,
water can be added into and stored in the pool structure to form a
water pool for different kinds of purposes. The pool structure can
be quickly and easily assembled, and, moreover, the pool structure
can also be disassembled in a similar manner as in the
assembly.
Inventors: |
Lin, Chung-Kuei; (Hsinchuang
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DELLETT AND WALTERS
310 S.W. FOURTH AVENUE
SUITE 1101
PORTLAND
OR
97204
US
|
Family ID: |
21837006 |
Appl. No.: |
10/027320 |
Filed: |
December 21, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/506 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04H 4/0043
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
4/506 |
International
Class: |
E04H 004/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A pool structure comprising: multiple composing members
detachably connected one by one to form an enclosure; and a
water-proof liner disposed among and retained by the multiple
composing members, whereby water is able to be added in the pool
structure and stored on the water-proof liner to create a water
pool.
2. The pool structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of
the composing members has multiple buttons formed on a front
surface of the composing member and multiple key-holes defined in a
rear surface of the composing member so that the multiple button on
one composing member are able to be detachably inserted into the
key-holes in adjacent composing member.
3. The pool structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
water-proof liner has multiple looped edges, and multiple rods
extend through the multiple looped edges to be retained onto
multiple hooks formed on the multiple composing members.
4. The pool structure as claimed in claim 3 further comprising
multiple brackets respectively mounted on the multiple composing
members to cover the multiple looped edges, the multiple rods and
the multiple hooks.
5. The pool structure as claimed in claim 4 further comprising
multiple tenons formed on the multiple brackets and multiple
mortises formed on the multiple composing members, wherein the
multiple tenons mate with the multiple mortise to mount the
multiple brackets onto the multiple composing members.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a pool structure, and more
particularly to a pool structure that can be quickly assembled or
disassembled.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Pools are very popular articles used for various purposes,
for example, a garden pool or a fish pool placed in a garden for
ornamental purposes, a bathing pool or a splashing pool for kids to
play with water, or even a water pool simply for storing water.
However, the pools currently available are usually inconvenient to
construct, and therefore have a limited commercial appeal.
Moreover, once a pool is built, it is rather a permanent article,
and cannot be easily disassembled, and even when it can be
disassembled it turns out to be a lengthy and inconvenient process.
Therefore, to overcome the shortcomings, the present invention
tends to provide a pool structure which can be easily and quickly
assembled in a low cost way, and also conveniently disassembled
when not in use to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The main objective of the present invention is to provide a
pool structure that can be quickly and easily assembled and
disassembled.
[0006] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
[0007] To achieve the mentioned objectives, the pool structure in
accordance with the present invention includes multiple composing
members detachably connected one by one to form an enclosure. A
water-proof liner is disposed among and retained by the multiple
composing members, whereby water is able to be added in the pool
structure and stored on the water-proof liner to create a water
pool.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pool structure in
accordance with the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is an exploded, perspective view of a composing
member of the pool structure;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the composing
member;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a peg inserted into a
corresponding key-hole;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the peg locked in the
key-hole; and
[0013] FIG. 6 is a top view of another preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0014] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a pool structure in
accordance with the present invention includes multiple composing
members (10), and a water-proof liner (20) disposed among and
retained by the composing members (10).
[0015] With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, each one of the composing
members (10) has a top surface (102), a bottom surface (104), and a
side wall (106) integrally connecting the top surface (102) and the
bottom surface (104). A front surface (108) and a rear surface
(109) are integrally and respectively connected to two opposite
ends of the side wall (106). A chamber (12) having a side opening
is defined in each composing member (10) and surrounded by the top
surface (102), the bottom surface (104), the side wall (106), the
front surface (108) and the rear surface (109). Multiple hooks (14)
are formed on an upper portion of the side wall (106) and spaced in
a proper distance. Multiple retainers (16) located above the hooks
(14) are integrally formed with the top surface (102) and the side
wall (106), and each retainer (16) has a mortise (162) defined
therein. Each composing member (10) has a bracket (18) composed of
a base plate (182) and a side plate (184) orthogonal to the base
plate (182). Multiple tenons (186) are formed on the side plate
(184) and configured to be respectively received in the mortises
(162). With reference to FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, multiple buttons (1082)
are integrally formed on each of the front surface (108), and each
button (1082) has a large head (1084) and a slender neck (1086).
Multiple key-holes (1092) are defined through the rear surface
(109), and each key-hole (1092) is further divided into an upper
hole (1094) and a lower hole (1096), wherein the upper hole (1094)
is substantially larger than the lower hole (1096). More
specifically, the head (1084) of the button (1082) has a size that
is able to extend through the upper hole (1094) but not the lower
hole (1096).
[0016] The water-proof liner (20) is made of a non-permeable
material and has multiple looped edges (22) each corresponding to
one of the composing members (10). Multiple rods (30) are
configured to respectively extend through the looped edges
(22).
[0017] When assembling the pool structure, the composing members
(10) are arranged to line up one by one and form an enclosure. The
composing members (10) are connected by mating the buttons (1082)
with the key-holes (1092). More specifically, the heads (1084) of
the buttons (108) first respectively extend through the upper holes
(1094) and then are moved downwardly so that the necks (1086)
securely locate in the corresponding lower holes (1096). At this
moment, due to the heads (1086) being too large to pass through the
lower holes (1096), the composing members (10) can not be separated
horizontally with respect to the ground. The water-proof liner (20)
is then disposed among the composing members (10), and the rods
(30) are respectively inserted into the looped edges (22) of the
water-proof liner (20). Furthermore, the looped edges (22) together
with the rods (30) inside are respectively retained onto the hooks
(14). Finally, the brackets (18) are respectively mounted onto the
composing members (10) by extending the tenons (186) into the
corresponding mortises (162).
[0018] After assembly, water can be added into the pool structure
and stored by the water-proof liner (20) so that a water pool is
created. It is noted from the above description that the pool
structure can be quickly and conveniently assembled in a low cost
way. Moreover, when the pool structure is not in use, it can also
so be disassembled quickly and conveniently by following reverse
procedures with respect to the assembling.
[0019] It is also noted that although the foregoing description and
the accompanying drawings show a pool structure having a hexagonal
configuration, other configurations can be adapted as well. With
reference to FIG. 6, another preferred embodiment of the present
invention having a square configuration is shown and includes four
composing members (10') and a liner (20'). Based on the forgoing
description, modifications have to be made on the composing members
(10') and the liner (20') in order to form the square configuration
and also other configurations as well. However, these modifications
should be obvious from the description incorporated herewith and
can be easily adapted by those skilled in the art. Hence, further
description and drawings are omitted.
[0020] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been
set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of
the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in
matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the
broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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