Ladder, in particular swimming-pool ladder

• US 20070125602A1
• Filed: 03/08/2002
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zodiac European Pools
• Original Assignee: Zodiac European Pools
• Inventors: Marbach, Gerard
• Application Number:
  US10/094,293
• Publication Number:
  US 20070125602A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 182/228.100
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/144 Means for facilitating access, e.g. step units or slides invalid-lifting devices for swimming pools A61G7/1005
• CPC Class Codes: E06C 7/083 Bracket type connection

Abstract

Ladder, in particular for a swimming pool, comprising two uprights (1) and at least one rung (2) fastened to the uprights, the rung (2) comprising, at its ends, a tubular sleeve (3) coaxially surrounding the corresponding upright (1), and a tubular locking insert ring (4) being engaged between the upright (1) and the sleeve (3) in order to lock the rung (2) axially on the upright (1); the insert ring (4) possesses, at each rung end (2), an outer cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards and has a longitudinal slot (5) on at least most of its height; the tubular sleeve (3) has an inner shape complementary to the outer shape of the ring (4), with an inner cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards; a longitudinal groove (15)/key (16) assembly fixes the sleeve and the insert ring together in terms of rotation in order to stabilize the ladder.

Claims

1. A ladder, comprising two uprights and at least one rung fastened to said uprights, said rung comprising, at its ends, a tubular sleeve coaxially surrounding the corresponding upright, and a tubular locking insert ring being engaged between the upright and the sleeve of the rung in order to lock the rung axially on the upright, the insert ring possessing, at each rung end. an outer cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards and having at least one longitudinal slot over at least most of its height, and the tubular sleeve having an inner shape complementary to the outer shape of the insert ring, with an inner cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards,

wherein the inner cooperating face of the sleeve of the rung end and the outer cooperating face of the insert ring possess means for mutual locking in rotation, comprising an assembly formed from a longitudinal groove and from a longitudinal projecting key which have complementary shapes.

2. A ladder according to claim 1, wherein said uprights are substantially in the form of a cylinder of revolution, wherein said insert rings are of substantially frustoconical outer shape with a narrowing directed upwards, and wherein said tubular sleeves of the rung ends are internally substantially frustoconical with a narrowing directed upwards.

3. A ladder according to claim 2, wherein each insert ring possesses a single longitudinal slot.

4. A ladder according to claim 1, wherein said inner cooperating face of the insert ring and the outer cooperating face of the associated upright possess means for the axial positioning of the ring on the upright.

5. A ladder according to claim 4, wherein said positioning means comprise an assembly formed from a boss and from a cup which have complementary shapes.

6. A ladder according to claim 1, wherein each insert ring possesses, at its base, an annular collar projecting radially outwards and suitable for serving as an axial safety stop for the corresponding tubular sleeve of the rung end.

7. A swimming-pool ladder, constitued according to claim 1.

8. A double swimming-pool ladder of general shape substantially in the form of an upturned V, in particular for a swimming pool above ground level, equipped with a double set of rungs, one at least of said ladders comprising two uprights and at least one rung fastened to said uprights, said rung comprising, at its ends, a tubular sleeve coaxially surrounding the corresponding upright, and a tubular locking insert ring being engaged between the upright and the sleeve of the rung in order to lock the rung axially on the upright, the insert ring possessing, at each rung end, an outer cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards and having at least one longitudinal slot over at least most of its height, and the tubular sleeve having an inner shape complementary to the outer shape of the insert ring, with an inner cross section decreasing continuously from the bottom upwards,

wherein the inner cooperating face of the sleeve of the rung end and the outer cooperating face of the insert ring possess means for mutual locking in rotation, comprising an assembly formed from a longitudinal groove and from a longitudinal projecting key which have complementary shapes.

9. A double swimming-pool ladder according to claim 8, wherein said uprights are substantially in the form of a cylinder of revolution, wherein said insert rings are of substantially frustoconical outer shape with a narrowing directed upwards, and wherein said tubular sleeves of the rung ends are internally substantially frustoconical with a narrowing directed upwards.

10. A double swimming-pool ladder according to claim 9, wherein each insert ring possesses a single longitudinal slot.

11. A double swimming-pool ladder according to claim 8, wherein said inner cooperating face of the insert ring and the outer cooperating face of the associated upright possess means for the axial positioning of the ring on the upright.

12. A double swimming-pool ladder according to claim 11, wherein said positioning means comprise an assembly formed from a boss and from a cup which have complementary shapes.

13. A double swimming-pool ladder according to claim 8, wherein each insert ring possesses, at its base, an annular collar projecting radially outwards and suitable for serving as an axial safety stop for the corresponding tubular sleeve of the rung end.