WO2014190399A1 - Bâche pour piscine ou bain à remous, lame associée et profil de lame associé - Google Patents

Bâche pour piscine ou bain à remous, lame associée et profil de lame associé Download PDF

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WO2014190399A1
WO2014190399A1 PCT/BE2014/000024 BE2014000024W WO2014190399A1 WO 2014190399 A1 WO2014190399 A1 WO 2014190399A1 BE 2014000024 W BE2014000024 W BE 2014000024W WO 2014190399 A1 WO2014190399 A1 WO 2014190399A1
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Ludo Jozef VERVOORT
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Technics And Applications, Afgekort T&A, Besloten Vennootschap Met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid
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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
    • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
    • E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
    • E04H4/08—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements
    • E04H4/082—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements composed of flexibly or hingedly-connected slat-like elements, which may or may not be wound-up on a fixed axis

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  • the present invention relates to a cover for a swimming pool or whirlpool and a slat and slat profile therefor.
  • the invention concerns such covers that are made of slats connected together, for example of plastic.
  • these slats can normally float on the water in the swimming pool thanks to a number of airtight chambers in the slats, whereby the slats in turn are made of a slat profile that is closed with caps, or thanks to a foam filling in the slats.
  • Such swimming pool covers are known and are used in particular to prevent people, especially children, and/or animals falling into the swimming pool by accident, to keep leaves, insects and other dirt out of the swimming pool, and to ensure that the water in the swimming pool loses less heat, so that it warms up more quickly from solar heat or so that it needs to consume less energy to make and keep the water warm.
  • a cover for a whirlpool whereby the greatest difference is that the connected slats are generally kept a small distance above the water in a guide.
  • the slats of such a cover are normally connected together in a hinged way by them all having a male connecting part and a female connecting part, whereby the male connecting part of a slat is placed in the female connecting part of an adjacent slat.
  • covers whereby a flexible strip of plastic connects the slats and also acts as a hinge.
  • a number of slats with their mutual connections are extruded in one go, whereby the combination of slats essentially consists of hard slat shells, a foam filling for them, and a flexible connection that is affixed in an integrated way in the slat shells.
  • a problem that occurs here is that water, for example rainwater or swimming pool water, can remain in hollows in the connecting part, especially the female connecting part, or on top of the flexible connection.
  • This stagnant water can easily be heated to relatively high temperatures.
  • Such sections in which or on which the growth of microorganisms occurs are considered as possible sources of contamination by microorganisms for the swimming pool or whirlpool water itself.
  • Closed chambers in the slats can also suffer from this problem, albeit to a much lesser extent.
  • the closed chambers are watertight, because they have to provide the buoyancy of the slats, the plastics used are somewhat permeable to water vapour by means of diffusion.
  • the aforementioned slats can be executed in different colours of plastic.
  • the problem is of course most visible in slats of transparent plastic.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution to the aforementioned and other disadvantages by providing a cover for a swimming pool or whirlpool, whereby this cover comprises slats connected together that can be rolled out horizontally whereby these slats and/or connections for connecting these slats each have at least one growth-resistant part that has a surface that is oriented upwards when the cover is used, whereby there is a substance in or on the said surface that counteracts the development of microorganisms.
  • the growth-resistant part is hereby a part on which no growth of microorganisms takes place when used in a swimming pool cover, because its surface has a growth- resistant capacity.
  • ⁇ ⁇ the surface' here means that in the material that forms the surface, there is such a substance immediately next to the surface.
  • the said surface is a surface that can be exposed to air and water during use.
  • the advantage of the invention is that undesired growth can be avoided or reduced, such that the cover remains free of visually disturbing and unhygienic growth.
  • the said slats are provided with a male and female connecting part for the connection of the slats together, and they each have at least one such growth-resistant part, whereby the substance that counteracts the development of microorganisms is at least in or on the female connecting part. This is useful because the female connecting part in particular is sensitive to growth.
  • the said slats each comprise a plastic slat profile with at least one growth-resistant wall, whereby the growth-resistant wall or walls forms or form the growth-resistant part.
  • the slat profile hereby comprises one or more chambers and it has a female connecting part with at least one aforementioned growth-resistant wall.
  • the slat profile comprises two or more profile parts that extend over the entire length of the slat profile and which are separated from one another by the walls of the various profile parts being executed differently, whereby at least one profile part and at most the number of profiles less one, has an aforementioned growth-resistant wall.
  • the slats are connected by flexible plastic connections that extend over the length of the slats, whereby the connections form or comprise the said growth-resistant part.
  • the invention further concerns a slat for such a cover whereby this slat has at least one growth-resistant part that has a surface that is oriented upwards during the use of the cover, whereby there is a substance in or on the said surface that counteracts the development of microorganisms, whereby preferably the growth-resistant part is growth-resistant by the said substance being in the said surface, by it forming part of a plastic that, before the growth-resistant part is formed, is mixed with the said substance .
  • the invention also concerns the use of a substance that counteracts the development of microorganisms in or on a surface of an upward-oriented plastic slat or a plastic connection between slats of a swimming pool cover (1) or whirlpool cover that is made of slats connected together, whereby preferably the said substance is in the said surface, by the part of this slat or the connection that forms the said surface being made of a plastic that, before the part is formed, is mixed with the said substance.
  • the substance that counteracts the development of microorganisms is a substance that counteracts the development of algae, and this because algae are the most visible of all types of growth.
  • the substance that counteracts the development of microorganisms can be a substance that counteracts the development of mould and/or bacteria .
  • the substance that counteracts the development of microorganisms is hereby silver or a silver compound, for example nanosilver or silver nitrate.
  • a silver compound for example nanosilver or silver nitrate.
  • Zinc pyrithione in particular turns out to work particularly well and has a low cost price.
  • the invention can be defined by the following clauses :
  • the slat profile comprises one or more chambers and has a female connecting part with at least one aforementioned growth-resistant wall .
  • the slat profile comprises two or more profile parts that extend over the full length of the slat profile and which are distinguished from one another by the walls of the various profile parts being executed differently, whereby at least one profile part and at most the number of profile parts less one, has an aforementioned growth-resistant wall.
  • slat profile according to clause 21 or 22, whereby the slat profile comprises two or more profile parts that extend over the entire length of the slat profile and which are distinguished from one another by the walls of the various profile parts being executed differently, whereby at least one profile part, and at most the number of profile parts less one, has an aforementioned growth- resistant wall.
  • the component is a cap for a slat, a partition, a shaft, a bearing or a beam or a plastic fastening means for these components.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a swimming pool cover according to the invention
  • figure 2 shows a cross-section according to line II-II of a part of the swimming pool cover of figure 1; and figure 3 shows an exploded view of a component of the swimming pool cover.
  • the swimming pool cover 1 shown in the drawings essentially consists of a number of elongated slats 2 with a length L connected to one another side by side.
  • the slats 2 each consist of a slat profile 3 of the right length L that is closed at both ends by a cap 4.
  • These slat profiles are made of transparent PVC in which 2 percent by weight of dichloro-2-n-octyl-3-isothiazolinon, or DCOIT, is mixed.
  • This substance essentially has an anti-algae activity, but also an antifungal and antibacterial activity.
  • the slat profiles 3, and thereby also the slats 2 have a number of walls, in this example four slightly curved top walls that together form the top surface of a slat 2, four bottom walls 6 that together form the bottom surface of a slat 2, three partitions 7 and a side wall 8 that continues into a male connecting part 9 that has a double hook form.
  • the partitions 7 and end wall 8 define three chambers 10, which thanks to the caps 4 are closed chambers filled with air .
  • top wall 5 and bottom wall 6 are curved and an opening between the two is left open so that they form a complementary female connecting part 11.
  • the slats 2 are connected together by pushing the male connecting part 9 of a slat 2 into the female connecting part 11 of the adjacent slat 2.
  • the slat profiles 3 are manufactured by heating a quantity of PVC until it is molten and then mixing it with 2 percent by weight DCOIT.
  • this can be done by using a master batch with a high concentration of this substance.
  • the slat profiles 3 are made by extrusion of the mixture thus obtained, followed by cooling.
  • the use of the swimming pool cover 1 is simple and as follows .
  • the swimming pool cover 1 is mounted next to a swimming pool 12. In the situation of figure 1 the swimming pool cover 1 is partially rolled up on a roll 13, so that the swimming pool 12 is partially covered in this situation.
  • the swimming pool cover 1 is fully rolled up when the swimming pool 12 is in use and it can be fully unrolled in order to cover the swimming pool 12.
  • the part of the swimming pool cover 1 that is unrolled floats on the water in the swimming pool 12, because the slats 2 have significant buoyancy due to the closed chambers 10 that are filled with air.
  • the swimming pool cover in addition to the components mentioned above y comprises a large number of other components such as shafts, bearings, beams and partitions to separate the roll of slats from the swimming pool when this roll is mounted below water level.
  • all walls are growth-resistant because the material from which the slat profile is manufactured has a growth-resistant agent in it.
  • walls of slat profiles and slats can also be made growth-resistant by providing them with a surface layer, for example a coating with a growth- resistant substance therein.
  • a surface layer for example a coating with a growth- resistant substance therein.
  • slat profile 3, slat 2 and swimming pool cover 1 according to the invention can be realised in all kinds of forms and dimensions, without departing from the scope of the invention.

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L'invention concerne une bâche (1) pour une piscine ou un bain à remous, ladite bâche (1) comprenant des lames (2) raccordées entre elles, lesdites lames (2) et/ou les raccordements permettant de raccorder lesdites lames (2) comprenant chacun(e) au moins une partie résistante à la croissance (5, 6, 7, 8) qui présente une surface qui est orientée vers le haut lorsque la bâche (1) est utilisée, une substance dans ou sur ladite surface neutralisant le développement de micro-organismes.
PCT/BE2014/000024 2013-05-31 2014-05-27 Bâche pour piscine ou bain à remous, lame associée et profil de lame associé WO2014190399A1 (fr)

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