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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7870621 | Temperature difference swimming pool A temperature difference swimming pool comprises a plurality of spaced apart water curtain controlling devices arranged at a bottom of the pool, and a temperature regulating system. Each of the water curtain controlling devices includes two juxtaposed pipes, a serie... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7451499 | Pool barrier apparatus A pool barrier apparatus for providing a barrier between a deep end and a shallow end of a pool includes a netting having an upper edge, a lower edge and a pair of lateral edges. The netting has a length between said lateral edges being substantially equal to a leng... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7358456 | Swimming pool touchpad A sealed two-plate swimming pool touchpad construction that is unaffected by pressure, in which a resilient, compressible, non-conductive spacer material such as rubber tubing is seated in an array of spaced recesses or grooves on the inside face of the rear plate t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337568 | Non-inflatable floating sign A non-inflatable device for supporting a sign on water. A single float embodiment is the basic element. In a typical embodiment, two or more non-inflatable floats are separated at a predetermined distance by one or more spacing members that mate with a spacing membe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7247077 | Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7100219 | Equipment for faster swimming pools A wave inhibiting device (10) for a pool lane divider, the device having an inner region, a plurality of fins (16, 17) extending from the inner region and for blocking at least a portion of any wave incident on a major surface thereof, and an outer reg... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065840 | Load binder A load binder for use in connection with a typical tie strap for securing a load for transport is provided. The load binder includes elements that are conformable to the shape of a particular load and which prevent the tie down from twisting upon itself. The load bi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6742197 | Translation device for a mobile wall of a swimming pool A translation device for a mobile wall of a swimming pool, where the pool (10) is four-sided and is equipped, near to its two opposite sides, with two parallel rails (14, 114), being foreseen a mobile wall or bridge (12, 112) which moves along s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6425999 | Warm/cold double-circulation water filter system and swimming pool arrangement A warm/cold double-circulation water filter system and swimming pool arrangement includes a swimming pool separated into two pools, each pool having a water outlet and a plurality of water inlets, a double-circulation water filter system adapted to treat ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6055683 | Swimming pool lane marker for the visually impaired A swimming pool lane marker for the visually impaired generally includes a perforated tube that extends the length of a swimming pool. The perforated tube is in fluid communication with a source of compressed gas, such as an air compressor. The air compre... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6032304 | Swimming pool containing saltwater for buoyancy A swimming pool is provided that is filled with water containing salt to give buoyancy to a swimmer and to enable the swimmer to effortlessly float. The pool is formed of two or more sections with each section filled with the swimming pool water having di... | 03/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5911517 | Antiwave bulkhead An antiwave bulkhead for use in swimming pools is disclosed which comprises a plurality of separate bulkhead units, each bulkhead unit having a pair of buoyancy tanks secured within them each of which are provided with air supply conduits enabling air to ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5657589 | Swimming pool basin having an adjustable partition wall Swimming pool basin provided with a partition wall, which can be moved essentially vertically up and down, for the division of the swimming pool basin into part-basins, the partition wall comprising an oblong, essentially beam-shaped body, which extends b... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5056167 | Modular assembly for swimming pools A modular assembly for use in a swimming pool is described. This assembly integrates the technical components and accessories for swimming pools, including at least one stair, a horizontal submerged bathing portion capable of supporting a user while sitti... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5014370 | Swimming pool bulkhead A bulkhead is illustrated with sockets through the top deck and an intermediate platform to provide a box-frame structural strength to the bulkhead and to receive pool attachments for swimming activities, such as diving platforms or water polo goals. Anot... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5005229 | Swimming pool rope anchor method and device A rope anchor device for a swimming pool having a vinyl liner wherein a flat base plate has at least two integral stems projecting rearwardly from the plate and extending through the swimming pool wall. A nut is threaded on each stem at the back or outsid... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4991239 | Bulkheads for swimming pools A bulkhead for use in a swimming pool that is moveable to selected positions along the length of the pool to divide the pool into various activity areas. The bulkhead includes supporting wheels mounted on tracks and is further characterized by jacking mea... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4969219 | Airlift bulkhead A swimming pool bulkhead is provided with sets of transversely spaced buoyancy chambers for providing stability against rotation about the lengthwise axis of the bulkhead when the chambers are inflated. The bulkhead is made of two separate short sections ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4930168 | Swimming pool with convertible hot tub A swimming pool with a convertible hot tub that may be easily installed or removed by a user. A barrier system, having a removable partition formed from a flexible sheet of material, is placed in the pool tank near an area that includes a hot water inlet ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4894873 | Wave suppression means A wave suppression device, for use suppressing waves and for use in the demarcation of swimming pool lanes, comprised of a cylindrical core having a plurality of fins radially extending from its outer surface. The fins are positioned substantially coexten... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4707869 | Swim through safety division line for pools A swim through safety division line for pools at the slope break between shallow and deep water is disclosed. The division line includes a floating frame held vertically by ballast and having top and bottom bars sufficiently above and below the water surf... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4574404 | Airlift bulkhead A movable, submersible, transversely extending bulkhead for use in a swimming pool. The bulkhead has an elongated hollow body with top, bottom, end and side walls and a pair of spaced air chambers positioned toward each of its ends. Positioned between and... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4475016 | Swimmer arrival signal panel A swimmer arrival signal panel is provided for locating at an end of a swimming lane. The panel may be mounted at the end of a pool or on a bulkhead and forms a permanent installation in the pool. The panel comprises a panel of non-conductive material, th... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4422193 | Partitioning device and method for pools A partitioning device is provided for swimming pools to efficiently treat the water in swimming pools and to conveniently store the water therein during periods of nonuse. The device comprises a water tight bag constructed from a flexible fabric material ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4333188 | Convertible sink A sink is designed which can be converted into one, two or more separate basins. The sink has at least one rib protruding up along its inner surface. A removable dividing wall is provided with a plate portion and an elastic flange extending around the bot... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4292696 | Swimmer arrival signal panels incorporated in a swimming pool bulkhead A swimming pool bulkhead is disclosed having a vertical surface on one or both sides which may be used as swimmer arrival signal devices. The bulkhead has swimmer arrival signal panels in all swimming lanes on at least one vertical side face and comprises... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4240165 | Spa installation A construction which permits existing swimming pools to be provided with a spa at low cost includes a removable partition which is mounted in the pool to define the space to be used as a spa. A special gasket forms a seal between the partition and the poo... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4206521 | Bulkhead for swimming pools A bulkhead for a swimming pool has a simple, lightweight frame, improved movability within the pool and means for suppressing the ill effects of waves produced by a swimmer nearing the bulkhead.... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4166295 | Swimming bath with bath dividers A swimming bath, preferably a deck-level system bath, which has a freely accessible bath surround, one or more guide rails, and a vertical bath divider, which can be moved on the rails by means of jack wheels or track rollers, is driven by mechanical mean... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4122560 | Quickly tensioned divider line for swimming pools A quickly tensioned divider line for swimming pools is provided, comprising, in combination, a first divider line adapted for attachment to a first fixed location in a swimming pool; and a tensioning toggle attached to the line, and adapted for attachment... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4052755 | Wave-quelling float A wave-quelling float for marking lines extending across the surface of a body of water is provided, comprising a supporting body of lightweight plastic material; a hub in the body with a central passage therethrough for reception of a float-tethering mar... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4048677 | Turbulence inhibitors A device, being one of a multiple of identical units adapted to be strung on a lane-separating cable for swimming pools, and being formed with deflecting and turbulence-inhibiting baffles or vanes, enclosed within an annular band or shell.... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4001899 | Combined swimming and therapy pool Combined swimming pool and therapy pool comprising vertically directed walls forming a single pool having a swimming pool area and an adjacent contiguous therapy pool area. Jet water outlets are directed inwardly from one wall of the swimming pool area, w... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3962735 | Movable bulkhead with guiding and overcanting prevention means A bulkhead for a swimming pool, movable to selected positions along the length of the pool to divide the same into various activity areas, is provided with alignment means for preventing overcanting and jambing, such means being electrically conductive fo... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3935599 | Movable swimming pool bulkhead A hollow fiberglass bulkhead is constructed for submersion in a swimming pool. Two boxes open-top and open-ended are joined, a shelf is added, end supporting hardware is added, a bottom is placed on the box and the ends are closed and the box is then inve... | 02/03/1976 |