FR2798947A1 - Fence surrounding enclosed area, e.g. open-air swimming pool, has gate made with sliding upper and fixed lower panel to control access - Google Patents

Abstract

The enclosure consists of a fence made from panels (1) of a supple material resistant to UV-rays, heat and cold, and a gate (27) fitted between two posts (9). The gate is made up of a fixed lower panel (30) and two lateral uprights (31) with vertically sliding and spring-loaded panels (28, 29) between them. The sliding panels have catches operated by a lever, cable and pulley mechanism, and when the catches are released they are able to slide telescopically over one another and the fixed lower panel so that a person entering the pool can step over them, returning to their raised position afterwards by means of springs and cables.

Description

The invention relates to the safety of children around a private swimming pool, whatever its size and shape.

This private swimming pool child protection system is easy to install, reliable in design, completely secure.

This closure can be removable to make repairs to the pool. It requires little space to be installed and adapts to all forms of terrain. It can be very easily closed and / or partially opened to allow experienced swimmers to play ball games, dives and other water fun.

The dismantling of this entire installation leaves no trace protruding from the ground.

The holes are concealed by stainless steel cabochons integral with the fixing holes.

The system that meets these criteria is a canvas of more or less 90 centimeters in height (see legislation which will come into force soon). This translucent canvas allows you to see its swimming pool and what is happening there: children who bathe, play etc. .

This canvas is rot-proof, washable, resistant to ultraviolet, cold heat and micro porous to let the wind through. It is reinforced with steel wires to stiffen it and prevent it from being bent by a vertical load.

This fabric is rolled up on a winder / unwinder axis with spring return, all tucked into a cylindrical cover made of aluminum or stainless steel. It comes out of a vertical slot located over the entire height of this cover. (drawing N 1) The fixing of this mother post is done by screwing or by any other means of fixing on all floors.

When the posts are in place, its handling for opening or closing the pool is done by one person: it is enough to pull the canvas from its post by a central eyelet and we hang the three or four eyelets which are located on the reinforced edge of the canvas on male hooks on another mother post or on an intermediate post The hooks are made of tamper-resistant stainless steel fixed to their post.

The tension is adjusted using a handle incorporated in the mother post; it causes a rattling rotation with dynamometric adjustment or by a previously calibrated spring included in the rewinder / unwinder axis, this to avoid any abuse of overvoltage between the posts Example of length of the fabric rolled up in the post: 15 meters suitable for swimming pools of 4mX8m. (drawing N 2) Between each mother post, intermediate posts to be fixed to the ground in the same way as the mother posts.Distance between each intermediate posts: 3 meters for swimming pool of this dimension.

These intermediate posts which prevent the fabric from lifting, from bending and which distribute the tension between each one of them, are provided with a system of pinching of fabric provided by bar. This bar is an integral part of the post fixed on the latter by a high joint and a low joint and is housed in a slot provided for this purpose along the post.

It is made of adhering material, for example of the latex type to constitute a brake when the bar is in the closed position. (drawing N 3) This modern, highly secure modular aesthetic fence is fitted with an overhanging door with secure opening which prevents children from entering the pool.

It is a door to step over which is fixed between two posts or between a wall and a post. The size of this door to step over, adaptable in width and in height, allows only the passage of adults. The purpose of this invention is to e-Jiter that children sneak without everyone's knowledge through any opening to prevent it from falling into the water.

This door which gives access to the basin is impassable for them. A handle fitted with a strike fixed on one of the uprights of this door and slides from bottom to top in the rail when the strike is pressed.

The rail made of stainless steel or aluminum. The handle can, if necessary, be locked in several intermediate positions and or in the high position thanks to this strike. It can be installed on the swimming pool side to make it invisible to children and make handling even more delicate for them.

This handle is 60 cm from the ground and can rise 30 cm. This movement uses very simple mechanics: two cables, four pulleys, two of which are multiplied, and a calibrated return spring. Drawing N 4) When the handle is mounted, like Russian dolls, the three parts which constitute this door penetrate one into the other or one behind the other towards the ground The third part always remains .fixed and represents an obstacle of 35 cm in height easy to step over for an adult.

This height can be increased by 5 cm by 5 cm thanks to the handle which is positioned at the desired setting and locked with a pull tab which prevents any untimely descent beyond the desired height.

If you want the height of this obstacle to be 45 cm, simply position the zipper on position 2 and the door going down will automatically stop at this height.

As soon as the handle is released, it automatically returns to the low position and causes the panels to go up: untimely intrusion impossible.

This straddling door can be adapted to all conventional fencing systems already on the market. The panels of this door can be in translucent canvas fixed in a stainless steel or aluminum frame. The panels can be entirely in aluminum, plexiglass or stainless steel.

The fixed lower part can, thanks to an unlocking system, fold down on the ground to allow the passage of people with reduced mobility.

Claims (5)

CLAIMS. 1) Device for an accidental fall safety system for children in a private swimming pool to prevent drowning Fence consisting of a canvas reinforced with steel wire or other inextensible material wound on @ an axis with calibrated return spring and / or dynamometric ratchet along the length of the fabric to be stretched to ensure the correct tension of the fabric. Canvas with a length of 15 meters for a 4 X 8 m swimming pool enclosed in a stainless steel or aluminum casing. The upper and lower horizontal border of the fabric is made of flat braided strap. The vertical border, flat braided strap, is equipped with at least 3 seals fixed on a rigid and resistant support. The number of mother and intermediate poles to install varies depending on the size and shape of the pool. This fence allows a partial opening to allow free access to the pool. 2) Device according to claim characterized in that the fence requires the installation of mother posts and intermediate posts provided with a bar incorporated with, on one side, an adhesive material based on latex or other material capable of blocking and braking the Web. 3) Device according to claim where 2 characterized in that the spring located in a mother post facilitates the rewinding of the canvas therein. 4) Device comprising an amber door with secure opening in three parts which slide vertically from top to bottom, actuated by an adjustable handle going from bottom to top, on a rail located on an upright of this door with heights of adjustable openings. 5) Provit 'of claim 9. This door in three parts prohibits any untimely passage because panel 3 always remains in low posiicion creating an obstacle of 35 cm adjustable from 5 cm to 5 cm.