Pool liner with LED light strings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10935220-B2
Application number	US-201715825843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2017
Priority date	Nov 29, 2016
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for attaching pool accessories, such as LED light strings, to a pool liner. The systems and methods for attaching pool accessories can comprise a re-sealable pocket attached to a pool liner where the re-sealable pocket can hold a LED light string or another pool accessory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An above-ground pool comprising:
a pool liner;
at least one re-sealable pocket attached to a surface of the pool liner, the at least one re-sealable pocket comprising a strip that comprises (i) a first edge having a first connector and (ii) a second edge having a second connector, wherein the at least one re-sealable pocket is attached to the surface of the pool liner such that a portion of the strip disposed between the first edge and the second edge contacts the pool liner, and a pocket is formed when the first edge is detachably coupled to second edge; and
at least one LED light string removably inserted into the at least one re-sealable pocket.

2. The above-ground pool of claim 1 , wherein the at least one re-sealable pocket further comprises a zipper mechanism configured to cause the first and second connectors to couple and decouple along the length of the strip.

3. The above ground pool of claim 1 , the pool liner being constructed from a single sheet of material having first and second ends attached at a single unitary vertical seam.

4. The above-ground pool of claim 3 , the strip having first and second terminal ends, and the strip spanning the perimeter of the pool such that each of the first and second terminal ends are attached to the pool liner proximate the unitary seam.

5. The above-ground pool of claim 1 wherein the strip is welded to the pool liner.

6. An above-ground pool of comprising:
a pool liner;
at least one re-sealable pocket attached to a surface of the pool liner, the at least one re-sealable pocket comprising (i) a first strip comprising a first connector and (ii) a second strip comprising a second connector, the first strip and the second strip each being attached to the pool liner such that the first connector is detachably coupleable to the second connector; and
at least one LED light string removably inserted into the at least one re-sealable pocket.

7. The above-ground pool of claim 6 , the at least one re-sealable pocket further comprising a zipper mechanism configured to cause the first and second connectors to couple and decouple along a length of the respective strips.

8. The above ground pool of claim 6 , the pool liner being constructed from a single sheet of material having first and second ends attached at a single unitary vertical seam.

9. The above-ground pool of claim 8 , the first strip and the second strips each comprising a first terminal end and a second terminal end, and the first strip and the second strip spanning the perimeter of the pool such that the first and second terminal ends of the first and second strips are attached to the pool liner proximate the unitary seam.

10. The above-ground pool of claim 6 , wherein the first strip and the second strip are welded to the pool liner.

Assignees

• Polygroup Macau Ltd Bvi

Inventors

• Lan Chaolong
• Ocegueda Gallaga Victor Hugo

Classifications

• E04H4/148 Primary

  Lighting means · CPC title

• F21S4/20

  with light sources held by or within elongate supports · CPC title

• F21Y2103/10

  comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• E04H4/14 Primary

  Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for · CPC title