Granted Patent B2

US 6,886,188 · App. 10/007,551 · Granted May 3, 2005

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A swimming pool, comprising:

a cover configured to cover said swimming pool; and

a pool cover box assembly for containing said cover, comprising:

a plurality of vertical walls, including a rear wall;

a lid having a rear edge, said rear edge being removably engaged with said rear wall; and

a plurality of lid support bracket assemblies supporting said lid, each lid support bracket assembly comprising:

a wall mount attached to said rear wall; and

a bracket angularly adjustably coupled to said wall mount.

2. The swimming pool of claim 1 , said plurality of lid support bracket assemblies further comprising:

an angular adjusting device having a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said bracket, and said second end being connected to said wall mount.

3. The swimming pool of claim 2 , wherein said angular adjusting device is a bolt, said first end of said bolt being threadably engaged with said bracket, said second end of said bolt being a head, said wall mount having a slot, said head being removably captivated in said slot.

4. The swimming pool of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of vertical walls further comprise a front wall having a top surface, said lid being disposed above said top surface of said front wall thereby forming an opening therebetween, said opening configured for the passage of said cover therethrough.

5. The swimming pool of claim 1 , wherein said bracket further comprises:

a load bearing portion having a top side and a bottom side, said top side of said load bearing portion being configured to accommodate said bottom side of said lid; and

a plurality of supports each having a top edge and a back edge, each said top edge of said support being connected to said bottom side of said load bearing portion and substantially perpendicular thereto, said supports aligned substantially parallel to each other.

6. The swimming pool of claim 1 , wherein said wall mount has a U-shaped cross-section and a coupling slot.

7. The swimming pool of claim 6 , wherein said wall mount is an extrusion.

8. The swimming pool of claim 6 , wherein said wall mount further includes at least one support pin being horizontally arranged to accommodate said bracket.

9. A pool cover box assembly for housing a swimming pool cover, comprising:

a plurality of vertical walls, including a rear wall;

a lid having a rear edge, said rear edge being removably engaged with said rear wall; and

a plurality of lid support bracket assemblies supporting said lid, each said lid support bracket assembly comprising:

a wall mount attached to said rear wall; and

a bracket angularly adjustably coupled to said wall mount.

10. The pool cover box assembly of claim 9 , said plurality of lid support bracket assemblies further comprising:

an angular adjusting device having a first end and a second end, said first end being connected to said bracket, and said second end being connected to said wall mount.

11. The pool cover box assembly of claim 10 , wherein said angular adjusting device is a bolt, said first end of said bolt being threadably engaged with said bracket, said second end of said bolt being a head, said wall mount having a slot, said head being removably captivated in said slot.

12. The pool cover box assembly of claim 9 , wherein said plurality of vertical walls further comprise a front wall having a top surface, said lid being disposed above said top surface of said front wall thereby forming an opening therebetween, said opening configured for the passage of said cover therethrough.

13. The pool cover box assembly of claim 9 , wherein said bracket further comprises:

a load bearing portion having a top side and a bottom side, said top side of said load bearing portion being configured to accommodate said bottom side of said lid; and

a plurality of supports each having a top edge and a back edge, each said top edge of said support being connected to said bottom side of said load bearing portion and substantially perpendicular thereto, said supports aligned substantially parallel to each other.

14. The pool cover box assembly of claim 9 , wherein said wall mount has a U-shaped cross-section and a coupling slot.

15. The pool cover box assembly of claim 14 , wherein said wall mount is an extrusion.

16. The pool cover box assembly of claim 14 , wherein said wall mount further includes at least one support pin being horizontally arranged to accommodate said bracket.

17. A method of installing a lid support bracket assembly into a pool cover box, comprising the steps of:

providing a pool cover box having a rear wall;

engaging a threaded end of a bolt into a female threaded portion of a bracket;

inserting the head of said bolt into a generally circular opening of a slot in a wall mount, said wall mount being attached to said rear wall;

sliding said bolt in said slot, said slot narrowing thus captivating said bolt; and

rotating said bracket to engage said wall mount and support pins on said wall mount.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of:

assembling a rear edge of a pool cover box lid to said rear wall of said pool cover box; and

lowering said pool cover box lid onto said bracket.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of:

assessing if said pool cover box lid is level with a pool deck and if said pool cover box lid is not substantially level with said pool deck then further comprising the steps of:

removing said pool box cover lid and said bracket;

adjusting said bolt; and

repeating said inserting, said sliding, said rotating, said assembling and said lowering steps.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein said method is repeated for a plurality of lid support bracket assemblies in said pool cover box.

Assignments (16)