Seat plate for a pool

• US 20050257452A1
• Filed: 05/20/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Debello
• Original Assignee: Donald Debello
• Inventors: DeBello, Donald
• Application Number:
  US10/850,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20050257452A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/169.700
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/141 Coping elements for swimming pools

Abstract

A seat plate (100) for use with aboveground swimming pools includes a member (101) that is capable of accepting the top edge (109) of a pool wall (107), and has a generally flat bottom surface (103) that extends over and is supported by an adjacent deck (105). When installed, the seat plate (100) forms a smooth and gapless surface at the edge of the pool. A gap (111) between the pool wall (109) and the decking (105) that facilitates installation, repair, maintenance, and winterization of the pool is retained beneath the seat plate (100).

Claims

1. A seat plate comprising:

a member that is capable of accepting a top edge of a pool wall and has a first end and a second end that attach to adjacent pool supports; and

a generally flat bottom surface of the member that extends over and is supported by a surface of a deck that is adjacent to the pool wall.

2. The seat plate of claim 1, wherein the member is a generally flat L-shaped panel.

3. The seat plate of claim 1, further comprising a generally smooth upper surface of the member that is disposed opposite to the generally flat bottom surface.

4. The seat plate of claim 3, further comprising a lateral edge of the member, wherein the lateral edge is disposed above the deck and forms a generally smooth transition from the surface of the deck to the upper surface of the member.

5. The seat plate of claim 4, wherein the transition is formed by a tapered surface.

6. The seat plate of claim 5, wherein the tapered surface is a beveled surface.

7. The seat plate of claim 5, wherein the tapered surface is a curved surface.

8. The seat plate of claim 4, wherein the lateral edge includes a lip as part of the transition.

9. The seat plate of claim 1, further comprising a stop attached to the bottom surface of the member.

10. The seat plate of claim 9, wherein the stop is disposed proximately close to an end of the deck.

11. The seat plate of claim 1 and a seat cap wherein the seat cap comprises:

a seat cap member that is capable of accepting the top edge of a pool wall disposed near the pool support and the ends of adjacent seat plates that are attached to the pool support; and

a generally flat bottom surface of the member that extends over and is supported by the deck adjacent to the pool wall.

12. The seat plate of claim 1, wherein the seat plate is formed from metal.

13. A method comprising the steps of:

installing a pool wall that is formed in sections between pool supports;

installing a deck adjacent to the pool wall; and

attaching a seat plate to the pool supports so that a member of the seat plate covers a top edge of the pool wall and extends over and is supported by a deck.

14. A method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of trimming an edge the deck to a desirable length as determined by a stop attached to a bottom surface to the seat plate.

15. A method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of installing a seat cap over the ends of adjacent seat plates attached to the same pool support.