US3763503A - Roof for swimming pools - Google Patents

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US3763503A
US3763503A US00245213A US3763503DA US3763503A US 3763503 A US3763503 A US 3763503A US 00245213 A US00245213 A US 00245213A US 3763503D A US3763503D A US 3763503DA US 3763503 A US3763503 A US 3763503A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
    • E04B7/08—Vaulted roofs
    • E04B7/10—Shell structures, e.g. of hyperbolic-parabolic shape; Grid-like formations acting as shell structures; Folded structures
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H3/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons
    • E04H3/10—Buildings or groups of buildings for public or similar purposes; Institutions, e.g. infirmaries or prisons for meetings, entertainments, or sports
    • E04H3/14—Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings
    • E04H3/16—Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings for swimming

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  • ABSTRACT A roof for swimming pools consisting of a plurality of convex, detachable and connectable coverings, the surface of which is tapered in height and width, extending in opposite front and rear faces deflected downwardly and inwardly at the broader end and deflected upwardly and outwardly at the tapered end, and having border strips parallel to the surface of the coverings, provided at the lower and inner edge of the inwardly deflected face and at the upper and outer edge of the outwardly deflected edge, permitting the broader end of the covering and the tapered end of the adjacent covering to be sealed, and permitting the coverings to be piled up when not in use,
  • the invention relates to a roof for swimming pools consisting of fiber-reinforced plastic elements.
  • swimming pools are becoming more and more common on private property. On the one hand, this creates the need to protect the swimming pool against foreign matter and foliage, particularly in autumn, and to prevent small children from falling unintentionally into the pool when adults are not closeto the swimming pool. On the other hand, there is the necessity of being able to use the swimming pool in times when the weather is not good.
  • This method of construction has the disadvantage that the roof cannot be dismantled when the users would like to swim outdoors in midsummer.
  • An object of this invention is the provision of a roof for swimming pools which is self-supporting, protects the swimming pool tightly and can be removed easily as required and then stored in a small area.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a roof for swimming pools consisting of a plurality of convex, detachable and connectable coverings, the surface of which is tapered in height and width, extending in up posite front and rear faces deflected downwardly and inwardly at the broader end and deflected upwardly and outwardly at the tapered end, and having border strips parallel to the surface of the coverings, provided at the lower and inner edge of the inwardly deflected face and at the upper and outer edge of the outwardly deflected edge.
  • This structure permits the broader end of the covering and the tapered end of the adjacent covering to be sealed.
  • this structure permits the coverings to be piled up when not in use.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a single covering element incorporating the features of this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of a single covering element according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of the face of a covering in position on the edge of the pool
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of two coverings connected to one another.
  • the surface I which tapers toward one end, is provided at the two opposite ends with faces 2 and 3, one of which 2 is deflected downwardly and inwardly at the broader end and the second of which 3 is deflected upwardly and outwardly at the tapered end.
  • the downwardly and inwardly deflected face is limited by a border strip 4 projecting in the longitudinal direction and the upwardly and outwardly deflected face 2 is limited by an outer border strip 5. Both border strips are parallel to the shell of the convex surface 1. The dimensions of the faces 2 and 3 which can be moved together, are such that the top and bottom limits of the faces come to rest at the same distance from the ground surface.
  • border strips 4i and 5 have in turn been so selected that in the assembled state the border strip 5 of the outwardly and upwardly deflected face 3 is supported by the broader end of the surface and by the face 2 deflected inwardly at that point, and that the border strip 4 limiting the lower and inner edge of the face 2 is matched to the cross section of the tapered end.
  • FIG. 4 shows a side view of two coverings which are connected together in that the border strip 4 of the right-hand covering is placed over the face 3 of the lefthand covering with the border strip 5. This means that the two coverings are connected together by being simply overlapped without special screw joints being required for this purpose.
  • FIG. 2 shows the shape of the supporting surfaces and 7 which widen out in the longitudinal direction of the roof in proportion with the extent to which the surfaces 1 taper in height and width.
  • FIG. 3 shows how the floor surfaces of the coverings resting on the edge of the swimming pool are provided on the outside with downwardly deflected edges it) and 11.
  • Glass-fiber-reinforced polyester resin can be used as the material for the covering elements.
  • These elements can be light-transmissive, which affords the advantage that the air under the roof is warmed up even when there is little sunshine. Owing to the fact that the pool is covered up, there is also the result that the rate at which the warm water in the pool cools ofi, is slowed down by the cushion of air. There is also the advantage that, when the water is warm, condensation forming on the inside of the cover runs back into the pool, thus eliminating water losses as a result of evaporation.
  • the weight is so low that two people can put a roof over a normal-size swimming pool effortlessly and rapidly.
  • the coinciding shape ensures that the coverings can be piled up in a very small area when the users of the pool would like to swim outdoors in good weather during the summer.
  • a roof for swimming pools made of a plurality of reinforced plastic elements and including coverings disposed in a detachable array;the improvement comprising: a plurality of identical panel elements for placing over the pool in interlocking combination, each panel including a generally arcuate surface with flat end portions for resting on the sides of the pool; said arcuate surface formed at one side with a vertical face turned inwardly to form an overlapping edge, and formed at the other side with a vertical face turned outwardly to form a ridge which fits into the overlapping edge of the adjacent panel element; said arcuate surface having a taper extending from the overlapping edge to the vertical face; and downwardly extending edges of each of said panel elements are formed with edges secured to the flat end portions resting on the a flat face for securing to an end element when the panedges of the pool. els are assembled.

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US5417016A (en) * 1993-08-16 1995-05-23 Quaker Plastic Corporation Cover for openings contiguous to a swimming pool

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DE566844C (de) * 1930-12-05 1932-12-24 E H Hugo Junkers Dr Ing Dach aus teleskopartig ineinanderschiebbaren Teilen
US2675769A (en) * 1952-04-23 1954-04-20 Gamble Brothers Inc Contractile-expansible roof support
US3289370A (en) * 1964-12-21 1966-12-06 Wallace D Van Etten Self-supporting prefabricated panels and sealing members therefor
US3443265A (en) * 1967-06-30 1969-05-13 Charles J Hauck Pool cover
US3566420A (en) * 1968-08-26 1971-03-02 Ro Mell Peterson Swimming pool cover and submergible dressing room combination
US3662410A (en) * 1970-09-22 1972-05-16 Glamour Pools Co Enclosures for pools and the like

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DE566844C (de) * 1930-12-05 1932-12-24 E H Hugo Junkers Dr Ing Dach aus teleskopartig ineinanderschiebbaren Teilen
US2675769A (en) * 1952-04-23 1954-04-20 Gamble Brothers Inc Contractile-expansible roof support
US3289370A (en) * 1964-12-21 1966-12-06 Wallace D Van Etten Self-supporting prefabricated panels and sealing members therefor
US3443265A (en) * 1967-06-30 1969-05-13 Charles J Hauck Pool cover
US3566420A (en) * 1968-08-26 1971-03-02 Ro Mell Peterson Swimming pool cover and submergible dressing room combination
US3662410A (en) * 1970-09-22 1972-05-16 Glamour Pools Co Enclosures for pools and the like

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US5417016A (en) * 1993-08-16 1995-05-23 Quaker Plastic Corporation Cover for openings contiguous to a swimming pool

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