US3824634A - Arrangement in swimming pools - Google Patents

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US3824634A
US3824634A US00248306A US24830672A US3824634A US 3824634 A US3824634 A US 3824634A US 00248306 A US00248306 A US 00248306A US 24830672 A US24830672 A US 24830672A US 3824634 A US3824634 A US 3824634A
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
    • E04H4/1209—Treatment of water for swimming pools
    • E04H4/1218—Devices for removal of polluted water; Circumferential gutters
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  • ABSTRACT [30] Foreign Application Priority Data Apr. 29, 197] Sweden.;colour.. 5574/71 An arrangement in swimming pools or bathing pools surrounded by a brim of which at least a portion [52] US. 4/l72.l7 thereof slopes downward towards the pool water so [51] Int. E04h 3/16, E04h 3/18 that its lower edge is located substantially on the same [58] Field of Search.........,.... 4/172, 172.17, 172.18, level as the'surface of the pool water.
  • a drainage 4/ 172.21 channel for collecting and draining pool water is lo- I cated beneath the sloping brim portion and the brim References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS portion is provided with perforations to form a perforated cover member for the drainage channel.
  • the present invention relates to an arrangement in swimming pools of the type having a surrounding brim with which at least a portion thereof slopes downwardly towards the pool water and has its lower edge located substantially on the same level asthe surface of the pool water, and also having an upwardly open drainage channel provided with a perforated cover member and intended for collecting and conveying away water splashed onto the brim of the pool.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement with which the aforementioned disadvantages can be effectively eliminated in a simple and economic manner.
  • it is proposed in accordance with the invention with respect to a swimming or bathing pool of the aforementioned type to locate the drainage channel beneath the sloping brim portion and to provide the sloping brim portion with openings or slots, disposed substantially from said edge and above said channel, the sloping brim portion forming the perforated member covering the drainage channel.
  • the arrangement of the present invention also eliminates a large number of seepage sealing problems
  • FIG. 1 illustrates in perspective a portion of the brim around a swimming pool constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical projection view ,in larger scale of a portion of the arrangement according to the invention, apart of the brim portion being cut away to illustrate the construction more clearly, and
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, cross-sectional view of a modified form of the brim portion.
  • FIG. 1 includes a ver-- tical swimming pool boundary wall 10 comprising cast concrete and lined with facing tiles or the like, and a brim portion, generally shown at 11, which slopes in the illustrated manner; the lower portion or edge 12 of the brim portion 11 is intended to be located substan- 2 tially on the same level as the surface of the water in the pool.
  • the highest portion 13 of the brim portion 11 merges, viaian upwardly projecting gripping surface, with a horizontal walking surface surrounding the brim portion 11 and lined with facing tiles or the like, which surface may comprise the ground surrounding the pool or,.as illustrated, a cast floor 14, and is separated from the pool boundary wall by means of a dilation joint.
  • a drainage channel 15 which is open at the top thereof and covered with a perforated cover member having sufficient strength to bear the weight of a person standing thereon and, in accordance with the invention, is formed by the sloping brim portion 11.
  • the openings 16 in the cover member may expand downwardly.
  • one or more sides of the pool may be provided with the arrangement of the present invention,'either along the total length thereof or along only parts thereof.
  • the angle at which the brim portion is inclined to the horizontal normally lies between 5 and 25f, and is preferably between 8 and 15.
  • the channel 15 is formed in the upper surface of the pool boundary wall 10, and the upper portion of the innermost wall of the channel 15, Le. the wall thereof located nearestthe edge of the pool, is formed by a wall portion 17 projecting downwardly from the lower edge 12 of the sloping brim portion 11. It also lies within the purview of the invention, to form the remaining portion of thesaid channel wall by a wall portion protruding downwardly from the brim portion or the cover member.
  • a number of support frames are disposed in spaced relation along the edge of the pool, one of the support frames being shown at 18.
  • One end ofthe frame 18 is bolted to the outermost wall 19 of the channel 15, while the other end of the frame rests on the lower portion 20 of the innermost wall of the channel 15, the lower portion 20 being formed by the wall 10.
  • the frames 18 are suitably mounted in position after casting the wall 10 and the floor 14, the frames 18 being adjusted, by means of inserts or other suitable devices, so that subsequent to erecting the brim portion 11 and the wall portion 17, the edges 12 and 13 are exactly horizontal.
  • the wall portion 17 can be suitably dimensioned so that it positively slightly overlaps the portion 20.
  • the brim portion 11 and the wall portion 17 may be constructed in one or several parts. Under all circumstances arrangements should be made to enable portions of the sloping brim portion 11 to be readily removed, so that the channel 15 can be cleaned.
  • the brim portion 11 is formed of a number of elements, eg in the form of extruded sections, arranged in seven parallel rows, of which elements those designated 21 and located adjacent the edge of the pool also form the wall portion 17, and of which the five centrally disposed elements can be joined together to form gratings which rest loosely on the frames 18 and which can be readily lifted.
  • the wall portion 17 is provided with a number of openlugs 22 to provide for a certain flow of surface water from the pool independently of the fact whether waves are caused in the pool or not, e.g. when the pool is unoccupied.
  • This is an important feature, since the most troublesome impurities from the point of view of sanitation are normally concentrated in the'upper layer of the pool water.
  • the area of the openings 22 can be adjusted, e.g. to ensure a sufficient flow of water from the pool to enable continuous operation of a pump forming part of the pool water purifying system, even in those instances when the level of the water in the pool deviates to a reasonable extent from the intended water level, e.g.
  • the openings -22 suitably have the form of vertically extending slots and should extend beyond the upper edge 12 of the wall portion 17 into the sloping brim portion 11, for, the reasons made clear above.
  • the openings or slots 22 are suitably arranged in groups close to each other, for the purpose of facilitating adjustment of the area of theopenings or slots.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 there is illustrated a suitable arrangement for adjusting the area of the slots 22. This arrangement comprises an angle plate 23 arranged opposite each group of slots 22 and placed close to the inner surface of the elements 21.
  • the angle plate 23 is provided with slots corresponding to the slots 22 and, as indicated at 24, is displaceable along the element 21 in a manner such that the slots in the element 21 and the angle plate 23 can be caused to coincide to a greater or lesser extent and thus expose a greater or smaller portion of the slots 22.
  • Guide means 25 for the upper and lower edge of the angle plate are arranged on the element 21.
  • cover member elements 26 defining the slots 16 and resting on the frames 18 have generally horizontal upper surfaces so that a step-like construction is obtained. This arrangement greatly increases the ability of the cover member to dampen waves breaking over the brim portion and to allow spill or splash water to pass therethrough.
  • the openings in the perforated cover member may be in the form of slots extending perpendicular to the edge of the pool, or may have any other serviceable configuration and orientation.
  • the arrangement may be such that the perforated cover member terminates slightly in front of the edges 12 and 13 and thus forms only a portion of the sloping brim portion, and it is also possible to provide the perforated cover member with a horizontal smaller portion which connects to the higher portion 13 of the sloping brim portion 11.
  • the portion of the brim portion 11 located nearest the pool water may be inclined to the horizontal at a differ- 4 ent angle than the remaining part of the brim portion. Further modifications can'also be made, for example with respect to the manner in which the cover member and the wall portion 17 are supported.
  • the invention can also be modified in any form embraced by the scope of the following claims.
  • a swimming pool coping construction of the type which comprises a first substantially upright wall portion, a second substantially upright wall portion located adjacent the pool water and spaced from said first wall portion so as to define a water drainage channel between said wall portions, and a grating covering said channel, wherein the upwardly facing surface of the grating is substantially planar and slopes continuously downwardly in an. unimpeded 'manner from said first wall portion to the edge of the pool adjacent the pool water.
  • openings have the form of vertical slots disposed in the second wall portion, the width of said slots being adjustable.
  • the grating comprises elongate grating members which extend in spaced apart side-by-side relationship longitudinally of the second wall portion, and wherein the spaces between said spaced apart elongate grating members are narrower at the top than at the bottom thereof.
  • openings have the form of vertical slots disposed in the wall portion, the width of said slots being adjustable.

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US4504985A (en) * 1982-12-14 1985-03-19 Societe Civile Professionnelle Gazzano & Blais Swimming pool coping
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US20050076429A1 (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-14 Marcelino Sugranes Arimany Set of parts for building the upper edge and channel in overflow swimming pools
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US3490081A (en) * 1967-03-24 1970-01-20 John F Ogden Swimming pool circulatory system
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US2982970A (en) * 1958-10-27 1961-05-09 Kennedy Robert Evan Swimming pool edge structure
US2932397A (en) * 1959-06-23 1960-04-12 James A Patterson & Associates Conduit system for swimming pools
US3386107A (en) * 1966-01-05 1968-06-04 George R. Whitten Jr. Level control and circulation system for swimming pools
US3490081A (en) * 1967-03-24 1970-01-20 John F Ogden Swimming pool circulatory system
US3585656A (en) * 1969-03-27 1971-06-22 Milton Costello Swimming pool coping construction
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US4504985A (en) * 1982-12-14 1985-03-19 Societe Civile Professionnelle Gazzano & Blais Swimming pool coping
US20040003549A1 (en) * 2001-05-30 2004-01-08 Lawson Robert B. Pool grating and a method of installation
US6968665B2 (en) * 2001-05-30 2005-11-29 Lawson Robert B Pool grating and a method of installation
US20050076429A1 (en) * 2003-10-10 2005-04-14 Marcelino Sugranes Arimany Set of parts for building the upper edge and channel in overflow swimming pools
US7137155B2 (en) * 2003-10-10 2006-11-21 Ceramica Sugranes S.A. Set of parts for building the upper edge and channel in overflow swimming pools
USD857180S1 (en) * 2016-07-22 2019-08-20 Jesani Limited Set of covers for a surface mounted gutter

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