IP Library Granted Patent US 11,585,110
Granted Patent B2
US 11,585,110 · App. 17/481,316 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Modular pool

Inventor: Alessandro Milani (Montegrotto Terme, IT)
Assignee: A.P.I. ITALIA S.R.L.
E04H4/0043E04H4/0031
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Patent No.
US 11,585,110
App. No.
17/481,316
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Modular pool comprising a support structure placed around a containment basin for the water and comprises a plurality of metal plates, joined together, which comprise a base for resting on the ground, an upright at least partially above ground, and lateral edges provided with a reinforcement flange. The pool also comprises fixing elements fixed to the base of the metal plates and anchored to the ground, a waterproofing layer placed to coat a bottom and a lateral surface of the containment basin, and a surface finish layer placed to cover the waterproofing layer.

Claims (52)

1. A modular pool, comprising:

a support structure provided around a containment basin for water, said containment basin being delimited by a bottom and by a perimeter surface, said support structure comprising a plurality of metal plates with substantially constant thickness, joined together, each said metal plate comprising:

a base for resting on the ground, directed towards the interior of said modular pool;

an upright at least partially above ground;

at least one lateral edge provided with a reinforcement flange;

a waterproofing layer fixed to said support structure to coat the bottom and the perimeter surface of said containment basin;

a surface finish layer placed to cover said waterproofing layer;

wherein each said metal plate comprises two said lateral edges that are opposite each other and substantially L-shaped;

wherein each said lateral edge is provided with a first section extended along said base and with a second section extended along said upright;

wherein each metal plate comprises, for each said lateral edge, two reinforcement flanges including a first reinforcement flange placed along said first section and a second reinforcement flange placed along said second section.

2. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said metal plates are made in a single body, with said base and said upright connected to each other by means of a bend of said metal plate.

3. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said metal plates are placed in succession, side-by-side each other with the reinforcement flanges of two adjacent said metal plates fixed to each other.

4. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement flanges are directed towards the interior of said modular pool.

5. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement flanges are directed towards the interior of said modular pool;

wherein said first reinforcement flange is rigidly fixed to said second reinforcement flange.

6. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said base has length greater than or equal to a third of the height of said upright.

7. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein the bases of said metal plates are provided with through holes;

wherein said modular pool comprises fixing elements fixed to the base of said metal plates and intended to be anchored to the ground;

wherein said fixing elements comprise a plurality of stakes, placed to traverse the through holes of said bases and driven into the ground.

8. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said containment basin comprises:

a portion at least partially above ground, said portion being perimeter delimited by said perimeter surface and by an internal edge of said bottom which is extended at the bases of said metal plates;

a buried portion of said bottom, wherein said buried portion is extended into the ground starting from said internal edge, delimiting a buried volume.

9. The modular pool of claim 1 , wherein said support structure comprises at least one flat element joined to said metal plates at at least one corner of said modular pool.

10. The modular pool of claim 1 , further comprising at least one compensation tank side-by-side at two or more metal plates of said support structure, wherein said compensation tank is susceptible of collecting a water volume overflowed from said containment basin and is hydraulically connected to said containment basin in order to newly introduce the overflowed water volume to said containment basin;

wherein said waterproofing layer comprises:

a first section between said support structure and said at least one compensation tank;

a second section interposed between said at least one compensation tank and said containment basin for hydraulic separation between said at least one compensation tank and said containment basin;

wherein said compensation tank is hydraulically connected to said containment basin by means of a hydraulic duct.

11. The modular pool of claim 3 , further comprising one or more tie rods placed as a connection between at least three consecutive metal plates.

12. The modular pool of claim 1 , further comprising fixing elements fixed to the base of said metal plates.

13. A modular pool, comprising:

a support structure provided around a containment basin for water, said containment basin being delimited by a bottom and by a perimeter surface, said support structure comprising a plurality of metal plates with substantially constant thickness, joined together, each said metal plate comprising:

a base for resting on the ground, directed towards the interior of said modular pool;

an upright at least partially above ground;

at least one lateral edge provided with a reinforcement flange;

a waterproofing layer fixed to said support structure to coat the bottom and the perimeter surface of said containment basin;

a surface finish layer placed to cover said waterproofing layer;

wherein said containment basin comprises:

a portion at least partially above ground, said portion being perimeter delimited by said perimeter surface and by an internal edge of said bottom which is extended at the bases of said metal plates;

a buried portion of said bottom, wherein said buried portion is extended into the ground starting from said internal edge, delimiting a buried volume.

14. A modular pool, comprising:

a support structure provided around a containment basin for water, said containment basin being delimited by a bottom and by a perimeter surface, said support structure comprising a plurality of metal plates with substantially constant thickness, joined together, each said metal plate comprising:

a base for resting on the ground, directed towards the interior of said modular pool;

an upright at least partially above ground;

at least one lateral edge provided with a reinforcement flange;

a waterproofing layer fixed to said support structure to coat the bottom and the perimeter surface of said containment basin;

a surface finish layer placed to cover said waterproofing layer;

at least one compensation tank side-by-side at two or more metal plates of said support structure, wherein said compensation tank is susceptible of collecting a water volume overflowed from said containment basin and is hydraulically connected to said containment basin in order to newly introduce the overflowed water volume to said containment basin;

wherein said waterproofing layer comprises:

a first section interposed between said support structure and said at least one compensation tank;

a second section interposed between said at least one compensation tank and said containment basin for hydraulic separation between said at least one compensation tank and said containment basin;

wherein said compensation tank is hydraulically connected to said containment basin by means of a hydraulic duct.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: ACTUAL PERSONAL IRRIGATION ITALIA S.R.L. IN SIGLA A.P.I. ITALIA S.R.L.
To: BIODESIGN S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 061553/0563 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE CORRECTION PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057552 FRAME: 0041. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 10, 2021
From: MILANI, ALESSANDRO
To: A.P.I. ITALIA S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 058083/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2021
From: MILANI, ALESSANDRO
To: A.P.I. ITALIA S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 057552/0041 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT 102020000022462 · Sep 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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