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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314399 | Floating sportsman's blind An improved float tube arrangement for outdoor water-related activities, particularly hunting and fishing. The float can be deployed as a blind for partially concealing and camouflaging a user, who sits in the circular middle of the float upon an adjustable seat sup... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7058994 | Starting platform and anchor system A swimmer's starting platform assembly and method includes a cylindrical anchor/post mating system having a keyed angular positioning device. Preferably, a starting platform has a cylindrical support post sized for mating engagement within a cylindrical bore of an a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032258 | Inflatable hot tub kit An inflatable hot tub kit that includes a self-supporting tub structure that can be used on ground or used in a body of water. The kit includes a thermostat and hoses designed to connect to an external fresh water supply system. The tub structure comprises three inf... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6795983 | Immersible tub A submersible fabric tub is floated in a swimming pool or other body of water, the tub having an upper floatation collar from which the flexible fabric structure of the tub is suspended. The tub has a pair of opposed bench seat portions with a deeper leg well locate... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6643983 | Cladding device for the pond of a swimming pool or the like A cladding device for the pond of a swimming pool or the like includes a slab as well as side walls made of concrete or the like. This device is characterized in that it is formed of tightly juxtaposed glass plates applied, through mounting mechanisms, ag... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6317901 | Fresh or salt water pool A swimming pool formed in a natural or man-made body of fresh or salt water includes a flooring material which allows water to pass through, but does not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through. The flooring material comprises a layer of ston... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6209148 | Floating water massage device A buoyant water massage device for use in a swimming pool, the device having a body support structure capable of supporting a person's body at the surface of the water, where the body support structure has an opening through which pressurized fluid stream... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5953767 | Auxiliary children's pool apparatus An auxiliary children's pool apparatus 10 for providing an adjustable height support enclosure above the bottom 101 of a conventional above ground swimming pool construction 100. The apparatus 10 includes a framework unit 11, a floor unit 12, an enclosure... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5570480 | Inflatable floating spa An inflatable floating spa for use in water by a person to recline and rest therein that is formed from a resilient material and comprises an air chamber that provides support for suspended upper and lower water chambers which remain submerged and a sheet... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5009188 | Water tank apparatus In a water tank apparatus, an attached water tank made of a transparent material and having an open upper end is attached to a peripheral wall of a lower portion of a gas-tight water tank body made of a transparent material, which is provided with a decom... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4899400 | Rain-collection pad A rain-collection pad for ponds comprising a pan-shaped pad having a horizontal bottom and four vertical, contiguous side walls, said pad being adapted to float on the exposed surface of a pond and having a stiffening means attached to at least one wall.... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4754502 | Inflatable bath A self-standing inflatable bath is provided which is constructed in a manner somewhat similar to the construction of an inflatable rubber raft, and which is intended to be placed on a solid surface, such as a patio, deck, and the like; or to be floated in... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4747362 | Dock and swimming pool device stowable in a space in a ship A dock and pool device stowable in a space in a ship comprises a collapsible pool portion (21) with a frame (24-27), which when erected stretches out nets, defining the bottom and four sides of the pool. The frame can consist of two rectangular frame sect... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4706307 | Floating pool assembly A floating pool assembly including a sheet member having top and bottom extremities and first and second ends, the first and second ends being connected together to define an endless wall with an open top and open bottom. The sheet member is flexible for ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4559652 | Self-opening portable swimming enclosure and method of using same This disclosure concerns a self-opening portable swimming enclosure which can be coiled into a compact shape for storage and which, when placed in the water without restraint, will open by itself into a circular shape with a protective netting suspended f... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4152791 | Fluid control arrangements, applicable to spa facilities A spa facility includes a pliable container, and flexible hoses for connecting to the pump and heater of a conventional pool, as well as to a source of compressed air. A flotation member is secured to the rim of the container. A plastic dome includes doub... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4149281 | Floating spa A pre-formed floating therapy spa for use in an existing body of water which comprises a hollow buoyant shell connected through at least one water inlet, one air inlet and one water outlet to a circulating system which provides the means for transferring ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4145770 | Floating swimming pool A buoyant sectional deck for surrounding a swimming area, perforate side plates depending from the deck and defining a side wall, perforate bottom plates extending across the lower region of the side wall to define the bottom wall, and means securing toge... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4135256 | Floating swimming pool A swimming pool mounted externally of a floating ship or barge. A rectangular horizontal frame supports a walkway about an open rectangular area. A first outer net extending from below the outer borders of the walkway is mounted to telescopic vertical sup... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4124906 | Child's crib for use in a pool A set of round support weights connected by a hollow horizontal bottom support having perforations so that the bottom support can fill with water and not be buoyant can be connected to a crib by vertical supports engaging corner vertical rails of the crib... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4100746 | Protected aquatic sports area Aquatic sports zones are reclaimed or made by bounding non-shore areas of the zone with a plurality of end-to-end connected water impervious flotation boom sections, anchoring the formed boom in the bound zone, and attaching the ends of the boom to pier b... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4087870 | Floating pool assembly A pool assembly designed to be supported in a natural body of water such as a lake, river, canal, etc., and including a flexible, waterproof liner structure secured about its peripheral edge to a floatation device in the form of a buoyant rim portion disp... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4008497 | Swimming pool play pen The present invention pertains to a novel swimming pool playpen means comprising a foraminous enclosure adapted for suspension in a body of water such that its bottom portion can be operably positioned a pre-determined relatively shallow depth beneath the... | 02/22/1977 |
