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US 11,053,700 · App. 16/752,713 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Foldable cover for a swimming pool

Inventors: Jeroen van den Bosch (Doetinchem, NL); Hendrik Marinus Jacobs (Doetinchem, NL); Stijn Gerard Driever (Doetinchem, NL)
Assignee: Dutch Toys Group Holding B.V.
E04H4/108
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,053,700
App. No.
16/752,713
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a foldable cover ( 1 ) for a swimming pool ( 100 ). The cover comprises a foldable cover material ( 2 ), a number of supports ( 3 ) extending over the cover material for folding and unfolding the cover material and two support units ( 10 ) to be arranged on opposite sides of the cover ( 1 ) for rotatable attachment of outer ends of a number of the supports ( 3 ) around first rotation axes. The support units comprise attaching means for attaching the support units to the swimming pool. The attaching means comprise suspension arms, which suspension arms are provided with first suspension means for releasably suspending the support unit ( 10 ) on a rail ( 101 ) of the swimming pool ( 100 ).

Claims (15)

1. A foldable cover for a swimming pool, wherein the cover comprises a foldable cover material, a number of supports extending over the cover material for folding and unfolding the cover material and two support units to be arranged on opposite sides of the cover for rotatable attachment of outer ends of a number of the supports around first rotation axes, wherein the support units comprise attaching means for attaching the support units to the swimming pool, characterized in that the attaching means comprise suspension arms, which suspension arms are provided with first suspension means for releasably suspending the support unit on a rail of the swimming pool.

2. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein the suspension arms are rotatably connected to the support units.

3. The foldable cover according to claim 2 , wherein the suspension arms are rotatably connected to the support units around second rotation axes that are oriented substantially transverse to the first rotation axes.

4. The foldable cover according to claim 1 wherein the first suspension means comprise clamps, preferably U-shaped clamps.

5. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein each support unit is further provided with second suspension means for releasably attaching the support unit on a leg of a swimming pool.

6. The foldable cover according to claim 5 , wherein the second suspension means for releasably attaching the support unit on one of the legs of a swimming pool comprise clamps, preferably U-shaped clamps.

7. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein one of the supports is to be attached fixedly at its outer ends to the support units and forms an end support.

8. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein each support unit comprises a housing provided with a first and a second surface that are spaced apart, wherein the first rotation axes extend transverse through both the first and the second surface.

9. The foldable cover according to claim 8 , wherein a third surface is connected to an upper edge of the first surface and is oriented substantially transverse to the first surface, wherein the suspension arms are connected to the third surface.

10. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is generally dome shaped.

11. The foldable cover according to claim 10 , wherein the supports are made of a flexible material and can be bowed to form arches.

12. The foldable cover according to claim 11 , wherein the flexible material is fibre glass.

13. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover material comprises PVC or PE.

14. The foldable cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover material is transparent.

15. An assembly of a foldable cover according to claim 1 , and a frame pool, said frame pool comprising a top rail and a number of legs for connection to the top rail.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2020
From: VAN DEN BOSCH, JEROEN; JACOBS, HENDRIK MARINUS; DRIEVER, STIJN GERARD
To: DUTCH TOYS GROUP HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 051847/0184 →
Priority Claims (1)
NL 2022465 · Jan 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200240162A1 · Jul 30, 2020
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