Water spraying device and above-ground pool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12371917-B2
Application number	US-202217830578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2022
Priority date	Dec 31, 2021
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A water spraying device and an above-ground pool including the water spraying device are provided. The water spraying device includes: a sprayer assembly having a water inlet end, a water outlet end, and a first magnetic element disposed on the water inlet end; and a mounting assembly including a first end, a second end in fluid communication with the first end, and a second magnetic element disposed on the first end of the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly defines therein a water passage to the sprayer assembly. The first magnetic element is mutually attractive to the second magnetic element such that the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly and the first end of the mounting assembly are detachably connectable via the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water spraying device disposed in an inflatable pool, the inflatable pool comprising an inner wall defining an inflatable chamber, a sleeve at least partially disposed within the inflatable chamber and connected to the inner wall, and a water inlet pipe at least partially traversing the sleeve, the water spraying device comprising:
a mounting assembly including:
a mount including a flange and an arc-shaped connecting portion;
a first end defined by the flange of the mount;
a spherical connector adjustably connected to the mount, the spherical connector including:
a nut connected to the mount by threading; and
a ball head having:
a spherical section corresponding to the arc-shaped connecting portion of the mount and being held between the mount and the nut; and
a connecting section connected to the water inlet pipe and extending out of the nut; and

a second end coupled to the water inlet pipe of the inflatable pool; and
a first magnetic element disposed on the first end of the mounting assembly; and

a sprayer assembly comprising a water inlet end in fluid communication with the mounting assembly, a water outlet end and a second magnetic element disposed on the water inlet end;
wherein the sprayer assembly is magnetically and detachably fixed to the mounting assembly.

2. The water spraying device according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical connector further comprises a pair of ball bushings held between the mount and the nut.

3. The water spraying device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting assembly defines a water passage through which the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly is in fluid communication with the water inlet pipe.

4. The water spraying device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element is a ferromagnetic component and another of the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element is a permanent magnet.

5. The water spraying device according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is hermetically sealed to the inner wall of the inflatable pool.

6. The water spraying device according to claim 5 , the inflatable pool further comprising an outer wall defining the inflatable chamber together with the inner wall of the inflatable pool;
wherein the sleeve is further hermetically sealed to the outer wall of the inflatable pool.

7. The water spraying device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sprayer assembly further comprises a shell defining a water spraying passage therein, wherein the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly and the water outlet end of the sprayer assembly are in fluid communication through the water spraying passage;
wherein the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly comprises an opening penetrating the shell through which the water inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the water spraying passage;
wherein the water outlet end has an outlet opening narrower than the water spraying passage.

8. The water spraying device according to claim 7 , wherein:
the shell comprises a first shell and a second shell attached to each other,
a nozzle is defined by at least one of the first shell and the second shell, and
the nozzle is moveable.

9. The water spraying device according to claim 8 , wherein the sprayer assembly further comprises a light-emitting assembly disposed on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the nozzle.

10. An above-ground pool comprising:
an inner wall defining an inflatable chamber;
a sleeve at least partially disposed within the inflatable chamber and connected to the inner wall;
a water inlet pipe at least partially traversing the sleeve; and
a water spraying device including:
a mounting assembly comprising:
a mount including a flange and an arc-shaped connecting portion;
a first end defined by the flange of the mount;
a spherical connector adjustably connected to the mount, the spherical connector including:
a nut connected to the mount by threading; and
a ball head having:
a spherical section corresponding to the arc-shaped connecting portion of the mount and being held between the mount and the nut; and
a connecting section connected to the water inlet pipe and extending out of the nut;

a second end coupled to the water inlet pipe; and
a first magnetic element disposed on the first end of the mounting assembly; and

a sprayer assembly comprising a water inlet end in fluid communication with the mounting assembly, a water outlet end and a second magnetic element disposed on the water inlet end;
wherein the sprayer assembly is magnetically and detachably fixed to the mounting assembly.

11. The above-ground pool according to claim 10 , wherein the spherical connector defines the second end of the mounting assembly.

12. The above-ground pool according to claim 10 , wherein the mounting assembly defines a water passage through which the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly is in fluid communication with the water inlet pipe.

13. The above-ground pool according to claim 10 , wherein the sleeve is hermetically sealed to the inner wall of the above-ground pool.

14. The above-ground pool according to claim 13 , further comprising an outer wall defining the inflatable chamber together with the inner wall;
wherein the sleeve is further hermetically sealed to the outer wall.

Assignees

• Bestway Inflatables & Mat Corp

Inventors

• Huang Shuiyong
• Zeng Xianglin
• Song Qingshui

Classifications

• E04H4/148

  Lighting means · CPC title

• E04H4/0025 Primary

  with inflatable parts · CPC title

• B05B17/08

  Fountains (drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16) · CPC title

• E04H4/12 Primary

  Devices or arrangements for circulating water {, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment} · CPC title