Fire escape – ladder – or scaffold – Wall- or floor-attached – Ladder
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-09
2002-04-09
Chin-Shue, Alvin (Department: 3634)
Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
Wall- or floor-attached
Ladder
C182S129000, C182S018000, C004S615000, C004S492000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06367584
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ladder for above-ground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system and more particularly pertains to cleaning a persons feet prior to entering the above-ground pool.
People who have pools, particularly above-ground pools, utilize a ladder to gain access to the pool. Typically, these pools are positioned on a homeowners property surrounded by a grassy or sandy area. Thus, in order to enter the pool, people must traverse these areas to reach the ladder to go into the pool. Unfortunately, once people reach the ladder and pool, their feet are covered with grass and/or sand. The grass and/or sand must either be rinsed off prior to entering the pool or the person will enter the pool causing the grass and sand to be rinsed off in the pool. The latter, leaves the pool in a dirty condition. Other options include separate basins of water that a person can rinse their feet in prior to entering the pool. Ultimately, this basin must be emptied, cleaned, and refilled with new water. What is needed is a way for people to easily wash their feet prior to entering a swimming pool.
The present invention attempts to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a rinsing system incorporated in a pool entry ladder that will automatically rinse a person's feet prior to them entering the pool.
The use of ladder accessory devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, ladder accessory devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of facilitating the use of ladders are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,579,197 to Spurling discloses a shield for a swimming pool ladder to prevent toddlers from climbing the steps. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 265,251 to Darby discloses the ornamental design for a swimming pool ladder. U.S. Pat. No. 5,954,154 to Ziolkowski discloses a ladder with an indicator for the bottom step.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system for cleaning a persons' foot before entering the aboveground pool.
In this respect, the ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for cleaning some persons feet before entering the aboveground pool.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that can be used for cleaning some persons feet before entering the aboveground pool. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of ladder accessory devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a ladder portion adapted for coupling with an upper edge of an aboveground swimming pool. The ladder portion comprises a pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails. The ladder portion includes a plurality of horizontal steps extending between the pair of rails in a spaced relationship. A water tank is secured to one of the pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails of the ladder portion. The water tank has a hollow interior for holding a quantity of water therein. The water tank has a hose connection in communication with the hollow interior for coupling with a standard water hose. A plurality of water nozzles is secured within one of the pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails of the ladder portion in a spaced relationship. The water nozzles are directed downwardly toward the horizontal steps of the ladder portion. The water nozzles are connected with the hollow interior of the water tank for receiving water therefrom. A plurality of sensors is secured to one of the pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails of the ladder portion. The plurality of sensors is in communication with the plurality of water nozzles for the activation thereof.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that has all the advantages of the prior art ladder accessory devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system that is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system for cleaning a persons feet before entering the aboveground pool.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved ladder for aboveground pools with incorporated foot rinsing system including a ladder portion adapted for coupling with a swimming pool. The ladder portion comprises a pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails. The ladder portion includes a plurality of horizontal steps extending between the pair of rails in a spaced relationship. A water tank is secured to one of the pair of elongated vertical spaced apart rails of the ladder portion. Th
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