Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Pool type – Accessory
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-21
2001-01-09
Fetsuga, Robert M. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Pool type
Accessory
C004S573100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06170093
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to pup deck and more particularly pertains to a new retractable platform for a swimming pool for preventing damage to the decks, liners and wall of the swimming pool when pets and people alike are entering and exiting the swimming pool.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of pup deck is known in the prior art. More specifically, pup deck heretofore devised and utilized 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.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,806; U.S. Pat. No. 4,799,447; U.S. Pat. No. 5,632,224; U.S. Pat. No. 4,972,540; U.S. Pat. No. 4,495,883; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 253,999.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new retractable platform for a swimming pool. The inventive device includes a pair of bracket members adapted to being securely mounted to a deck of a swimming pool; and also includes a pair of cantilever members hingedly attached to the bracket members and being extendable over the swimming pool; and further includes a plurality of platform support members securely attached to and suspended from the cantilever members; and also includes a platform member which securely attached to the platform support members; and further includes a plurality of brace members which are securely attached to the platform support members; and also includes a step member securely attached to two of the platform support members and being spaced above the platform member; and further includes a plurality of fastening members for preventing the cantilever members from uncontrolled pivoting about the bracket members.
In these respects, the retractable platform for a swimming pool according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of preventing damage to the decks, liners and wall of the swimming pool when pets and people alike are entering and exiting the swimming pool.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of pup deck now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new retractable platform for a swimming pool construction wherein the same can be utilized for preventing damage to the decks, liners and wall of the swimming pool when pets and people alike are entering and exiting the swimming pool.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the pup deck mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art pup deck, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a pair of bracket members adapted to being securely mounted to a deck of a swimming pool; and also includes a pair of cantilever members hingedly attached to the bracket members and being extendable over the swimming pool; and further includes a plurality of platform support members securely attached to and suspended from the cantilever members; and also includes a platform member which securely attached to the platform support members; and further includes a plurality of brace members which are securely attached to the platform support members; and also includes a step member securely attached to two of the platform support members and being spaced above the platform member; and further includes a plurality of fastening members for preventing the cantilever members from uncontrolled pivoting about the bracket members.
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 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.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the pup deck mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art pup deck, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which 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 retractable platform for a swimming pool economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool for preventing damage to the decks, liners and wall of the swimming pool when pets and people alike are entering and exiting the swimming pool.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new retractable platform for a swimming pool which includes a pair of bracket members adapted to being securely mounted to a deck of a swimming pool; and also includes a pair of cantilever members hingedly attached to the bracket members and being extendable over the swi
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