JP2000237467A - Course rope installation device for swimming pool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a course rope mounting device for pool capable of quickly and easily performing works freely changing a course width between course ropes and drawing the course rope to one side of a pool. SOLUTION: This device is a course rope installation device installing the tip part of a course rope L on a drain groove 1 provided around a pool via an installing member 5. The installing member 5 is constituted by forming a hook part 7 retainable to a groove cover supporting bar 4 attached to the side wall 3 of the drain groove 1 at one tip part of a bar-shaped main body 6 and forming a ring part 8 into which a hook part F of the course rope L end part can be retained to the other end part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a course rope attaching device for a pool, in which an end of a course rope is attached to a drainage groove around the pool via an attaching member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A course rope stretched over a pool is fixedly spaced (for example, 2.5 inches) on an inner wall surface of the pool.
m) Since the hook at the end of the rope can be attached to the hook attachment part in the recess provided every other, the course width can be changed or it can be temporarily brought to one side of the pool I couldn't do that.

For example, in a swimming club or the like,
On one side of the same pool, you practice swimming using a course rope, and on the other side, you can practice for beginners who do not need a course rope or practice aerobics. There is a case where the practice is performed using all the ropes, and a case where the practice is performed by removing all the course ropes in the way. Therefore, in the past, when the course rope hindered the practice as described above, it was necessary to remove the course rope and pull it up from the pool, and then lowered it into the pool when necessary and attached it, which was very troublesome work. It had been.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a course rope attaching apparatus capable of quickly and easily performing operations such as freely changing a course width between course ropes and moving a course rope to one side of a pool. With the goal.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A pool rope attaching device for a pool in which an end of a course rope L is attached to a drain groove 1 provided around the pool via an attaching member 5, wherein the attaching member 5 is attached to one end of a rod-shaped main body 6. A hook portion 7 is formed on the groove cover supporting bar 4 attached to the side wall 3 of the drainage groove 1 so as to be hooked, and a ring portion 8 is formed at the other end thereof so that the hook F at the end of the course rope L can be engaged. It is characterized by comprising.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pool rope attaching apparatus for attaching the end of a course rope L to a drain ditch 1 provided around the pool via an attaching member 5. The fixing device includes a fixture 10 interposed and fixed between the opposed side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1,
0 and an end portion of the course rope L. The attachment member 5 has a hook portion 7 formed at one end of the rod-shaped main body 6 and capable of engaging with a required portion of the fixing device 10. The end portion is formed with a ring portion 8 into which a hook F at the end of the course rope L can be engaged.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pool rope attaching apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the attaching members 25, 3 are provided.
Reference numeral 5 is characterized in that the length of the rod-shaped main body 6 can be adjusted by dividing the rod-shaped main body 6 into two parts and connecting the divided ends with a long nut 9.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for attaching a course rope to a pool according to the second or third aspect, the fixing tool 10 includes a pair of strut rods 11 interposed between the opposed side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1. , 11, a fixed connecting plate 12 for fixedly connecting the two extending rods 11, 11 at fixed intervals, and a pressure contact pad which is provided at both ends of each of the extending rods 11 and is pressed against the side wall 3 of the drain groove 1. 14 and each strut rod 1
1 is a screw rod 15a, 1 divided into two parts at the center in the longitudinal direction.
5b and a long nut 16 for screwing the opposite ends of the two threaded rods 15a, 15b together.
1 fixed connecting plate 12 to one of the screw rods 15a, 15a.
Are fixed at both ends, and the fixed connecting plate 12 is attached to the mounting member 5.
The hook portion 7 is locked, and the rotary operation handles 17, 17 are provided so as to protrude from the other threaded rods 15b, 15b of the two extending rods 11, 11, respectively.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pool rope attaching apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein each press contact pad is screwed to the tip of the threaded rods 15a, 15b via a nut 24c, and the fixed connecting plate is provided. 12 are screw rods 15 at both ends
a, 15a, and is clamped and fixed by a pair of nuts 18, 18 screwed to the screw rod 15a.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a pool. As can be seen from FIG. 1, a drain ditch 1 is provided around a pool side wall SW and a pool end wall EW around the pool. The drain groove 1 is covered with a lattice-shaped groove cover 2 (see FIG. 2). Each of the groove covers 2 is supported by groove cover supporting bars 4 and 4 made of angled shapes attached to the upper portions of the opposing side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1 so as to close the drain groove 1. ing. Although not shown, the pool end wall EW
Recesses are formed at regular intervals on the inner surface side of, and a hook attachment portion is provided in each recess.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the course rope attaching device according to the first aspect of the present invention. This course rope attaching device is attached to the drain groove 1 on the pool end wall EW side via an attaching member 5. It was made. Mounting member 5
Is made of stainless steel round bar material,
As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the rod-shaped main body 6 is provided with a drain groove 1.
A hook portion 7 having a U-shape that can be engaged with a groove cover support bar 4 made of an angled material attached to a side wall 3 of the rod-shaped body is formed. An engageable circular ring portion 8 is formed. The mounting member 5 is bent so that the ring portion 8 side is inclined downward at an intermediate portion of the rod-shaped main body 6, and the bent portion is indicated by K.

When the course rope L is mounted by the course rope mounting apparatus, the mounting members 5 are prepared twice as many as the number of the course ropes L, and, for example, seven pool ropes L are stretched in a pool as shown in FIG. If anything, 1
Four attachment members 5 are prepared, and seven half each are attached to the drain groove 1 on each pool end wall EW side. At the time of this mounting, each mounting member 5 is arranged such that the rod-shaped main body 6 crosses the upper surface of the pool end wall EW as shown in FIGS.
The hook 7 is engaged with a required portion of the groove cover support bar 4 attached to the side wall 3 of the drain groove 1. At this time, since the drain cover 1 is attached to the drain groove 1, each mounting member 5
Hook portion 7 is inserted into the inside of the groove cover 2 from the slit 2a of the groove cover 2 and locked to the groove cover support bar 4.

As described above, both pool end walls EW, EW
After seven mounting members 5 are attached to the outer drain grooves 1 and 1, respectively, a course rope L is laid between the pair of mounting members 5 and 5 facing each other between both pool end walls EW and EW, for example. The state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 is assumed. That is, each pool end wall EW
Ring portion 8 of each attachment member 5 attached to the drainage groove 1 on the side
Then, hooks F attached to each end of the course rope L are engaged as shown in FIG. Although not shown, a rope tensioner is provided at one end of each of the course ropes L, and the tension of the course rope L is adjusted with the tensioners.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which, for example, seven course ropes L are bridged between both pool end walls EW, EW at a constant interval from each other by a solid line. When it is desired to use a half without the course rope L, each of the attachment members 5 may be moved to move the seven course ropes L to one pool side wall SW side as shown in the phantom line in FIG. In this case, each of the course ropes L is loosened, and each end thereof is detached from the mounting member 5 so as to float on the water surface. Along the one end side, and each of the course ropes L is attached to the ring portion 8 of each of the mounting members 5 thus moved.
The hook F at the end is engaged. By doing so, all the course ropes L are connected to one pool side wall S.
It can be easily moved to the W side in a short time.

When moving each mounting member 5 along the drain groove 1, it is not necessary to remove the groove cover 2, and the hook portion 7 of the mounting member 5 is once pulled out from the slit 2a of the groove cover 2 to be moved to a required position. Then, the hook portion 7 may be inserted again from the slit 2a and locked to the groove cover support bar 4. Also, when changing the course width of the course rope L, the course width can be easily changed by performing the same operation as in the case where the course rope L is moved to the one pool side wall SW side as described above. .

FIGS. 4A to 4C show various mounting members 15, 25, and 35 having different shapes and structures. The mounting member 15 shown in (A) is almost the same as the mounting member 5 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, except that the rod-shaped main body 6 is formed in a straight line. The attachment member 25 shown in FIG.
Divides the rod-shaped main body 6 into two divided bodies 6a and 6b, and forms a hook portion 7 at the outer end of one of the divided bodies 6a.
A ring portion 8 is formed at the outer end of the other divided body 6b, and a male screw portion is provided at the opposite end of each of the divided bodies 6a and 6b. It is designed so that the length can be adjusted. Further, the rod-shaped main body 6 is provided with a bent portion K similarly to the mounting member 5 in FIG. 3, so that the hook portion 7 side is inclined downward. Also, the mounting member 35 shown in FIG.
As in the case of the attachment member 25, the rod-shaped main body 6 is divided into two parts, male threads are provided at the opposite ends of the divided bodies 6a and 6b, and the rod-shaped main body 6 is screwed and connected with the long nut 9. It is formed linearly like the mounting member 15 of FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the course rope attaching device according to the second aspect of the present invention. As shown in the figure, when the groove cover 2 of the drain groove 1 is supported by concave steps 3a, 3a formed at the upper ends of the opposing side walls 3, 3 as shown in FIG. Is attached to the drain groove 1 via an attachment member 5, and the course rope attachment device is interposed and fixed between the opposing side walls 3, 3 of the drain groove 1. Fixture 10
And an attachment member 5 for connecting the fixing tool 10 to the end of the course rope L.

The mounting member 5 has the same structure as that shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and has a hook portion 7 formed at one end of the rod-shaped main body 6 so as to be able to be locked to a required portion of the fixture 10. The other end of the rod-shaped main body 6 is formed with a ring portion 8 into which the hook F at the end of the course rope L can be engaged. The mounting member 5 is a mounting member 1 shown in FIGS.
Modifications to 5, 25, 35 are also possible.

As can be clearly understood by referring to the perspective view of FIG. 5 and the plan view of FIG. 6, the fixing device 10 is provided with a pair of stretchable elastic members interposed between the opposing side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1, respectively. Rods 11, 11; a fixed connecting plate 12 for fixedly connecting the two extending rods 11, 11 at a fixed interval on one end side of the pair of extending rods 11, 11; and the other end of the both extending rods 11, 11 A movable connecting plate 13 held at a fixed interval together with a fixed connecting plate 12 on the side, and press-contact pads 14 protruding from both ends of each strut rod 11 and pressed against the side wall 3 of the drain groove 1.
And

Each of the strut rods 11 is 2 at the center in the longitudinal direction.
The divided screw rods 15a, 15b, and both screw rods 15a,
And a long nut 16 for screw-connecting the opposite end of the double-sided rod 15b.
Both ends of the fixed connecting plate 12 are fixed to the fixed connecting plate 12a and 15a, and the hook 7 of the mounting member 5 is locked to the fixed connecting plate 12; Rotating handle 1 on screw rods 15b, 15b
7, 17 are protrudingly provided. Then, by rotating the screw rod 15b of each tension rod 11 with each rotation operation handle 17, this screw rod 15b moves forward and backward in the axial direction with respect to the other screw rod 15a.
Length can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed connecting plate 12 has screw rod insertion holes 12a, 12a provided at both ends thereof inserted through one of the screw rods 15a, 15a of the two extending rods 11, 11, respectively. A pair of nuts 18 screwed into the screw rod 15a,
By clamping the end of the connection plate 12 at 18,
The screw rods 15a are fixed at fixed positions. A hook portion engaging hole 12b is provided in the center of the fixed connecting plate 12 in the longitudinal direction, and the hook portion 7 of the mounting member 5 is locked in the engaging hole 12b. Movable connecting plate 13
6, screw rod insertion holes 1 provided at both ends as shown in FIG.
3a and 13a are simply inserted into the other threaded rods 15b and 15b of the two tension rods 11 and 11 in a loosely fitted state. Each rotation operation handle 17 is fixed to the screw rod 15b by welding.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pressing pad 14 has an umbrella-shaped stainless steel mounting base 14a.
And a dish-shaped pad body 14b made of an elastic material such as rubber adhered to the inner surface side of the umbrella-shaped mounting base 14a with an adhesive, and the central portion of the umbrella-shaped mounting base 14a is provided with screw rods 15a and 15b. It is fixed to the outer end by welding.

When the course rope L is mounted by the above-described course rope mounting apparatus shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the mounting member 5 and the fixture 10 are prepared twice as many as the number of the course ropes L. First, the fixture 10
Is interposed and fixed between the opposing side walls 3 at a required position of the drain groove 1 as shown in FIG. When the fixing device 10 is fixed, the two tension rods 11 of the fixing device 10 are appropriately contracted and loosened, and are disposed between the opposed side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1. To turn the screw rod 15b of each tension rod 11 into the opposite screw rod 15a.
, The pressure contact pads 14 at both ends of each tension rod 11 are pressed against the opposing side walls 3, 3 so that the tension rods 11, 11 are attached to the side walls 3.
3 can be fixed in a stretched state. This fixing operation is very simple because it is only necessary to turn the rotary operation handle 17 protruding from each screw rod 15b.

After fixing the fixture 10 at the required position of the drain groove 1 as described above, the mounting member 5 is arranged so that the rod-shaped main body 6 crosses the upper surface of the pool end wall EW as shown in FIG. Then, the hook portion 7 is locked to the fixed connecting plate 12 of the fixing tool 10 fixed to the drain groove 1. Fixed connecting plate 1
Since the hook portion 2 is provided with a hook portion engaging hole 12b, it is preferable that the tip of the hook portion 7 be engaged with the hook portion engaging hole 12b as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the hook 7 of the mounting member 5 is not engaged with the hook engaging hole 12b of the fixed connecting plate 12, and the distal end of the hook 7 is locked to the fixed connecting plate 12 itself as shown in FIG. You may do so.

The subsequent operation is the same as that of the course rope attaching device shown in FIG. 2, and the ring portion 8 of each attaching member 5 attached to the drain groove 1 on each pool end wall EW side has
Hook F attached to each end of course rope L
As shown in FIG. 2, and both pool end walls EW, EW
The course rope L is bridged between the pair of mounting members 5 and 5 facing each other.

As described above, the groove cover supporting bar 4 is not attached to the drain groove 1, and the groove cover 2 is supported by the concave steps 3a, 3a formed at the upper ends of the opposing side walls 3, 3. In this case, a fixing tool 10 interposed and fixed between the opposing side walls 3 and 3 of the drainage groove 1 and a mounting member 5 connecting the fixing tool 10 and an end of the course rope L are provided. By using a rope attachment device, the course rope L
Can be easily attached to the drain groove 1 in a short time. Since the fixing device 10 has a robust and stable structure, the hook portion 7 of the mounting member 5 can be securely attached, and the fixing device 10 can be easily operated by simply turning the rotation handle 17. Can be quickly interposed and fixed between the opposed side walls 3 and 3 of the drain groove 1.

When disassembling the fixture 10 by removing it from the drain groove 1, rotate each handle 17 for rotation operation in the direction in which the tension rod 11 contracts, and detach both the tension rods 11 from the side walls 3, 3. After the removal, each rotation operation handle 17 is turned again to pull out each screw rod 15b from the long nut 16, and the movable connecting plate 13 inserted through the screw rod 15b is removed. Then, after turning the long nut 16 to separate it from the other screw rod 15a, the nut 18 and the fixed connecting plate 1 are removed from the screw rod 15a.
You only have to remove 2. In addition, the press contact pad 14 is a screw rod 1
It remains fixed to 5a, 15b.

FIG. 7 shows the pressing pad 24 connected to the screw rod 15a,
Shown is a fixture 10 'that can be removed from 15b. As can be seen from FIG.
Reference numeral 4 denotes an umbrella-shaped mounting base 24 made of stainless steel.
and a dish-shaped pad body 24b made of an elastic material such as rubber adhered to the entire inner surface of the mounting base 24a with an adhesive.
And a mounting nut 24c concentrically fixed by welding to the outer central portion of the umbrella-shaped mounting base 24a. By screwing the mounting nut 24c to the outer ends of the threaded rods 15a and 15b. , So that it can be detachably attached.

Therefore, according to the fixing tool 10 ', the screw rod 15a on one side, the screw rod 15b on the other side, the long nut 16, the fixed connecting plate 12, the movable connecting plate 13, and the pressure contact pad 24 are individually disassembled. Therefore, it can be stored and stored in a very compact manner without bulk when packing.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a course rope attaching device in which an end of a course rope is attached to a groove cover support bar of a drainage groove provided around a pool via an attaching member. The attachment member forms a hook portion at one end of the rod-shaped main body which can be locked to a groove cover support bar attached to the side wall of the drainage groove, and a hook at the end of the course rope can be engaged at the other end. Because it forms a ring part,
For example, when it is desired to use one side of the pool without the course rope from a state where the course rope is stretched at a predetermined interval over the entire area of the pool, once the course rope is detached from the mounting member, each mounting member is moved along the drain ditch. By moving to one end, each course rope can be quickly and easily brought to the opposite side of the pool, and one side of the pool can be used without the course rope as described above.

Further, according to the course rope attaching device, it is possible to change the course width which has not been possible in the past, and the course width can be changed by moving the course rope to one side of the pool as described above. It can be performed quickly and easily in the same manner as described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a course rope attaching apparatus comprising a fixing member interposed and fixed between opposed side walls of a drainage groove, and an attaching member connecting the fixing member to an end of the course rope. Use this course rope attachment device when the drain cover does not have a groove cover support bar and the groove cover is supported by a concave step formed at the upper end of the opposing side wall. By doing so, the end of the course rope can be easily attached to the drainage groove in a short time, and the work of shifting the course rope to one side of the pool and changing the course width as described above can be performed quickly and easily. Can be.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the case where the rod-shaped main body is divided into two parts and the divided ends are screwed to each other with a long nut to form a mounting member whose length can be adjusted, a drain groove is provided. The length of the mounting member can be adjusted depending on the position of the drain groove, so that the mounting member can be accurately mounted to the mounting position of the drain groove.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the fixing tool is provided with a pair of strut rods, a fixed connecting plate for fixedly connecting the two strut rods at fixed intervals, and protrudingly provided at both ends of each strut rod. A pressure contact pad pressed against the side wall of the drainage groove, and each of the tension rods comprises a screw rod divided into two and a long nut for screwing and connecting the opposite ends of the two thread rods. Both ends of the fixed connecting plate are fixed to one of the screw bars, and the hook portion of the mounting member is locked to the fixed connecting plate. If the handle is protruded, the fixture has a stable structure, the hook part of the mounting member can be securely attached, and the simple operation of turning the rotation handle is simple, Fast interlocking of fixtures between drain side walls It can be.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, each pressure contact pad is screwed to the tip of the screw rod via a nut, and both ends of the fixed connecting plate are respectively inserted into the screw rod and screwed to the screw rod. If it is configured to be pinched and fixed by a pair of nuts that have been fixed, the constituent members of the fixture can be disassembled individually, so that they can be extremely compactly stored and stored without bulk when packing. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a pool.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a course rope attaching device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an attachment member of the course rope attachment device of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4A to 4C are side views showing modified examples of the mounting member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a course rope attaching device according to the present invention.

6 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional plan view showing an example of a fixture in the course rope attaching device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional plan view showing another example of the fixture.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing almost the same as the course rope attaching device shown in FIG. 5, but showing a case where the method of locking the hook portion of the attaching member is slightly different.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 Pool drainage groove 2 Drainage groove lid 3 Drainage groove side wall 4 Groove lid support bar 5 Mounting member 6 Bar-shaped main body 7 Hook portion 8 Ring portion 10, 10 'Fixture 11 Strut rod 12 Fixed connecting plate 14, 24 Pressure contact Pad 15a, 15b Screw rod 16 Long nut 17 Handle for rotation L Course rope EW Pool end wall

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pool rope attaching device for a pool, wherein an end of the course rope is attached to a drainage groove provided around the pool via an attaching member, wherein the attaching member is attached to one end of a rod-shaped main body. A pool course formed by forming a hook portion engageable with a groove cover support bar attached to a side wall of a drainage groove and forming a ring portion at the other end into which a hook at an end of a course rope can be engaged. Rope mounting device. 2. A pool rope attaching device for a pool, wherein an end portion of the course rope is attached to a drainage groove provided around the pool via an attaching member, wherein the attaching device includes an opposing side wall of the drainage groove. A fixture interposed and fixed between,
The fixing member comprises a mounting member for connecting the end of the course rope, and the mounting member has a hook portion formed at one end of the rod-shaped body at a required portion of the fixing device and a course at the other end. A course rope attaching device for a swimming pool comprising a ring portion into which a hook at the end of the rope can be engaged. 3. The pool according to claim 1, wherein the length of the mounting member is adjustable by dividing the rod-shaped main body into two parts and connecting the divided ends with a long nut. Course rope attachment device. 4. A fixing device comprising: a pair of strut rods interposed between opposing side walls of a drain groove; a fixed connecting plate for fixedly connecting the strut rods at a fixed interval; Each of the projecting rods is provided with a pressure contact pad which is pressed into contact with the side wall of the drainage groove, and each of the tensioning rods screw-connects the screw rod divided into two parts at the center in the longitudinal direction and the opposite ends of the screw rods. It consists of a long nut, and both ends of the fixed connecting plate are fixed to one of the threaded rods of the two strut rods, and the hook portion of the mounting member is locked to this fixed connecting plate. The course rope attaching device for a swimming pool according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a handle for rotation operation is protruded from the other threaded rod of each of the rods. 5. Each of the pressure contact pads is screwed to the tip of a screw rod via a nut, and both ends of the fixed connecting plate are respectively inserted through the screw rod and sandwiched by a pair of nuts screwed to the screw rod. 5. The pool rope attaching device for a pool according to claim 4, wherein the device is attached and fixed.