Swimming pool assembly
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1. An indoor swimming pool assembly for a room having a room floor, room walls and ceiling comprising:
- swimming pool recessed in the room floor, the swimming pool including a pool floor and pool side walls;
a support ledge formed by a peripheral recess in the pool side walls below the room floor;
a swimming pool cover comprising a planar structure of dimensions such as to allow the cover rest on the support ledge with the top surface of the cover substantially co-planar with the room floor to form portion of the mom floor;
a plurality of flexible connectors mounted between the room ceiling and the swimming pool cover by releasable engagement means;
a winch comprising a winch drum;
a winch motor to drive the winch drum for winding and unwinding the flexible connectors for raising the swimming pool cover from a position nesting in the swimming pool to a raised position adjacent the ceiling;
a winch controller for controlling the operation of the winch motor;
means for releasably connecting the flexible connectors to the cover; and
a stability connector mounted on the cover for detecting any movement of the cover out of the horizontal or about the vertical, the stability detector being connected to the winch controller whereby any tilting or rotation of the cover during raising and lowering beyond preset acceptable amounts causes the winch controller to stop the winch motor until the cover resumes a suitable stable position within the room.
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A swimming pool cover (10) is provided for a swimming pool (5) which can be lowered to cover portion of the room floor (2) and can be then raised to a position above the pool (5) and adjacent the ceiling (4). The cover (10) is suspended from the ceiling (4) by various wire ropes and associated winches.
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1. An indoor swimming pool assembly for a room having a room floor, room walls and ceiling comprising:
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swimming pool recessed in the room floor, the swimming pool including a pool floor and pool side walls;
a support ledge formed by a peripheral recess in the pool side walls below the room floor;
a swimming pool cover comprising a planar structure of dimensions such as to allow the cover rest on the support ledge with the top surface of the cover substantially co-planar with the room floor to form portion of the mom floor;
a plurality of flexible connectors mounted between the room ceiling and the swimming pool cover by releasable engagement means;
a winch comprising a winch drum;
a winch motor to drive the winch drum for winding and unwinding the flexible connectors for raising the swimming pool cover from a position nesting in the swimming pool to a raised position adjacent the ceiling;
a winch controller for controlling the operation of the winch motor;
means for releasably connecting the flexible connectors to the cover; and
a stability connector mounted on the cover for detecting any movement of the cover out of the horizontal or about the vertical, the stability detector being connected to the winch controller whereby any tilting or rotation of the cover during raising and lowering beyond preset acceptable amounts causes the winch controller to stop the winch motor until the cover resumes a suitable stable position within the room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An indoor swimming pool assembly for a room having a room floor, room walls and ceiling comprising:
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swimming pool recessed in the room floor including a pool floor and, pool side walls;
a support ledge formed by a peripheral recess in the pool side walls below the room floor;
a swimming pool cover comprising a planar structure of dimensions such as to allow the cover rest on the support ledge with the top surface of the cover substantially co-planar with the room floor to form portion of the room floor;
a plurality of flexible connectors mounted between the room ceiling and the swimming pool cover by releasable engagement means;
a winch comprising a winch drum;
a winch motor for winding and unwinding the flexible connectors for raising the swimming pool cover from a position nesting in the swimming pool to a raised position adjacent the ceiling;
a winch controller for controlling the operation of the winch motor;
a pair of lifting frames each comprising a substantially planar structure having upper and lower faces and side edges;
four spaced-apart connectors secured to the upper face of each lifting frame;
four releasable connectors on the lower face of each lifting frame for support of the cover; and
a stability connector;
detector mounted on each lifting frame for detecting any movement of the lifting frame out of the horizontal or about the vertical, the stability detector being connected to the winch controller whereby any tiltting or rotation of the cover during raising and lowering beyond preset acceptable amount, causes the winch controller to stop the winch motor until the cover resumes a suitable position within the room. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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