Frame pool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11111682-B2
Application number	US-201916368829-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A frame pool includes a pool body having a space for containing liquid and a support frame for supporting the pool body. The pool body has an upper edge with a sleeve. The support frame includes an upper frame extending through the sleeve and a plurality of support members holding the upper frame in an elevated position. The upper frame includes first upper tubes, second upper tubes, and connecting tubes connecting the first upper tubes to the second upper tubes. Collars are provided within assembling ends of the first and second upper tubes. Each end of each of the connecting tubes is movably inserted into a collar located within an assembling end of a corresponding one of the upper tubes. Anti-rust coatings on the outer surfaces of the connecting tubes can be prevented from being worn and water can be sealed out of the tubes of the upper frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A frame pool, comprising:
a pool body adapted to contain liquid therein and comprising a sleeve extending along an upper edge thereof;
a support frame adapted to support the pool body, the support frame comprising:
an upper frame extending through the sleeve and comprising,
a first upper tube,
a second upper tube,
a connecting tube disposed between the first upper tube and the second upper tube, and
a collar surrounding an end of the connecting tube and disposed within an assembling end of one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube; and

a plurality of support members adapted to support the upper frame;

wherein the connecting tube is free to move in an axial direction within and throughout a length of the collar and to extend beyond the collar and into the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube.

2. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the collar is adapted to hold the assembling end of the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube outwardly from the connecting tube.

3. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the first upper tube extends perpendicularly with respect to the second upper tube.

4. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein:
the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube comprises
a protrusion protruding inward from an inner surface of the assembling end;
the collar comprising a recess on an outer surface thereof and configured to receive the protrusion therein.

5. The frame pool according to claim 1 , further comprising a first water-tight seal disposed between the collar and the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube.

6. The frame pool according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first water-tight seal comprises an outer flange extending radially outward from an outer surface of an end of the collar and is configured to abut
against a rim of the assembling end of the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube.

7. The frame pool according to claim 6 , wherein the first water-tight seal further comprises a flexible ring disposed between the outer flange of the collar and the rim of the assembling end of the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube.

8. The frame pool according to claim 1 , further comprising a second water-tight seal disposed between the collar and the connecting tube.

9. The frame pool according to claim 8 , wherein the second water-tight seal comprises an inner flange extending radially inwardly from an inner surface of the collar and is configured to abut
against an outer surface of the connecting tube.

10. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises a friction element extending outward from an outer surface thereof and towards the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube.

11. The frame pool according to claim 10 , wherein the friction element comprises one or more ribs extending annularly about the outer surface of the collar.

12. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the one of the first upper tube and the second upper tube comprises a solid tubular wall absent any through-hole in a radial direction.

13. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises a solid tubular wall absent any through hole in a radial direction.

14. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the collar is made of plastic.

15. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting tube has an L-shape.

16. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein each of the support members of the plurality of support members defines angle to a plane of the upper frame of between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.

17. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first upper tube, the second upper tube, the connecting tube, and one of the support members has a cross section with one of the following shapes: circular, elliptical, athletic-track, and square.

18. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first upper tube, the second upper tube, the connecting tube, and one of the support members is made of metal.

19. The frame pool according to claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises a groove formed on an outer surface thereof and extending in a longitudinal direction thereof.

Assignees

• Bestway Inflatables & Mat Corp

Inventors

• Huang Shuiyong
• Yang Chun
• Zhu Zhongxiong

Classifications

• E04H2004/146

  Fixing of liners · CPC title

• E04H4/0056 Primary

  with a framework combined with a water retaining bag · CPC title