Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Pool type – Accessory
Patent
1994-08-15
1997-10-21
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Pool type
Accessory
5663, E04H 400
Patent
active
056782543
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present patent relates to a border protector device belonging to a field of safety equipment that was developed for increasing the safety of the contiguous areas in: pools, bath tubes, boats, vehicle buckets and carts and the like.
The most frequent accidents around pools are falls due to wet grounds and total lack of attention of those who transit in these places. In general, these accidents are not very serious, but not rarely, they result in impacts on the edge of the pool, which could result in very serious injuries.
Another very common accident, also in pools, consists of that in which the user hits head or other parts of his boby on the border when jumping in the water, when the user slips, or even when de is in the pool, particularly playing.
Despite this, no equipment exists that avoids or minimizes more serious developments in these kinds of accidents.
Having in mind the problems given above and with the aim of solving them, the border protector device was developed, subject to the present invention, which is comprised substantially of cushioned modules that are mounted on the border of the pool.
This form of making the protector device avoids the occurrence of injuries when in a pool a pool user falls and/or when he jumps in and hits parts of his body on the border and/or other circumstances.
Another feature of the present device deals with the fact of providing an outlet for advertisements in public pools such as: of clubs, swimming schools, sports centers, hydrotherapy centers and the like.
The annexed drawings show a model of the border protector device, subject to the present patent, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a construction model of the device taken separately in perspective from the front side;
FIG. 2 shows a model seen from the back side of the setting;
FIG. 3 shows a detail of a pool with the protector device mounted on it;
FIG. 4 shows an A--A section indicated in the previous figure;
FIG. 5 shows another construction possibility of the device seen from the front side;
FIG. 6 shows the aforesaid device seen from the back side;
FIG. 7 shows another construction possibility of the aforesaid device which is in perspective;
FIG. 8 shows the lower end of the device shown in FIG. 7 and gives an example of the way the device is fixed to the border of a swimming-pool;
FIG. 9 shows another view of the lower end of the device as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8;
FIG. 10 shows schematicly the motion of the device shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, related to the swimming-pool border, i.e. from a non-use position shown by the dotted lines up to the effective use position which is shown by a steady line;
FIG. 11 shows a swimming-pool partially fitted with the device according to the second construction possibility shown from FIG. 7 onwards.
In accordance with what the figures listed above illustrate, the model of the border protector device, subject to the present invention, preferably is applied to the border (1) of the pools (2) (FIG. 3) and comprises the cushioned modules (3) provided with back end belts (4) for fixing in hooks (5) provided on the border (1) of the pool, and the front sides (6) of the aforesaid cushioned modules (3) can define spaces for placing advertisements (7).
In one construction possibility, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each cushioned module (3) has an "L" section defined by: a horizontally positioned section (8) that covers the border (1) of the pool (2); a vertex area (9) that covers the edge (10) between the border (1) and the upper region (11) of the pool wall (2) and a vertically positioned section (12) that covers the aforesaid upper region (11) of the pool wall.
In another possibility of embodiment, as in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cushioned module (3) is comprised of a rectangular prismatic body (13) that covers the border (1) of the pool.
The back side of the cushioned modules (3) can have 2 lashing belts (4), each one comprised by two parts (14) that go through the corresponding hook (05) and are interconnected by a buckle (15) provided on one of the parts of the belt (4).
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