Truck pool apparatus

• US 5,201,562 A
• Filed: 04/07/1992
• Issued: 04/13/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Johnathan D. Dorsey
• Original Assignee: Johnathan D. Dorsey
• Inventors: Dorsey, Johnathan D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US07/864,589
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 296/39.2, 296/39.1, 296/37.6, 4/494, 4/513, 4/492, 4/488, 4/506
• US Class Current: 296/39.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/028 Means for producing a flow of gas, e.g. blowers, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/6068 Outlet from the bath
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/01 Liners for load platforms or load compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/02 Platforms; Open load compartments flat wagons including posts or standards B61D3/08
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/0037 Mono-shell type

Abstract

A truck bed insert is arranged of unitary construction complementarily being received within a pickup truck bed. A drain opening is arranged to permit draining of water directed into the insert subsequent to use. A modified aspect of the invention includes a pneumatic conduit directed about an intersection of the floor and side walls of the insert having nozzles directed into the insert cavity, with an impeller housing arranged for mounting to the pickup exhaust pipe to direct aeration into the insert during use.

Claims

1. A truck pool apparatus for reception within a truck bed, with the truck bed having a truck bed floor, a truck bed tailgate, and a truck bed forward wall, a truck left side wall spaced from a truck right side wall, and a truck right wheel well housing projecting through the floor adjacent the truck right side wall, and a truck left wheel well housing projecting through the truck bed floor adjacent the truck left side wall, the apparatus comprising,

a fluid container, the fluid container having fluid container floor arranged for complementary reception upon the truck bed floor,

and

a container rear wall spaced from a container forward wall, a container left side wall spaced from a container right side wall, and a container left wheel well housing spaced from a container right wheel well housing, with the container left wheel well housing arranged for receiving the truck right wheel well housing therewithin, and the container right wheel well housing arranged for receiving the truck right wheel well housing therewithin,

and

the container rear wall having a drain conduit directed therethrough adjacent the container floor,

and

a conduit plug arranged for projection selectively within the drain conduit.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the container defines a container cavity between the container left side wall, the container right side wall, the container rear wall, the container forward wall, and the container floor, and a pneumatic conduit fixedly mounted within the container and within the container cavity at an intersection between the container right side wall, container left side wall, container forward wall, and container floor, with the pneumatic conduit extending about the container left wheel well housing and container right wheel well housing, the pneumatic conduit including a plurality of spaced nozzles in pneumatic communication between the container cavity and the pneumatic conduit directed into the container cavity from the pneumatic conduit.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the pneumatic conduit includes a receiving tube, and an impeller housing positioned exteriorly of the container, with the impeller housing including an impeller housing first side wall spaced from an impeller housing second side wall, an impeller housing forward wall spaced from an impeller housing rear wall, and a partition wall within the impeller housing extending coextensively between the forward wall and rear wall arranged parallel and medially between the impeller housing first side wall and the impeller housing second side wall defining a first cavity between the partition wall and the impeller housing first side wall, and a second cavity between the partition wall and the impeller housing second side wall, and a first conduit directed through the impeller housing forward wall, and a second conduit directed through the impeller housing rear wall, with the impeller housing first conduit and the impeller housing second conduit in pneumatic communication with the impeller housing first cavity, and an impeller housing third conduit directed through the impeller housing forward wall, an impeller housing fourth conduit directed through the impeller housing rear wall, with the impeller housing third conduit and the impeller housing fourth conduit in pneumatic communication with the impeller housing second cavity, and an impeller housing third conduit hose in pneumatic communication between the impeller housing third conduit and the receiving tube to direct pressurized air into the pneumatic conduit.

4. An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 including an impeller housing fourth conduit hose mounted to the impeller housing fourth conduit to permit spacing of the impeller housing fourth conduit hose relative to the impeller housing, and a check valve mounted within the impeller housing third conduit hose to prevent fluid flow from the container cavity into the impeller housing.

5. An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 including an impeller housing first conduit hose secured to the impeller housing first conduit, with first conduit hose arranged for securement to an exhaust pipe of the truck.

6. An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 with the impeller housing fourth conduit including a fourth conduit hose to direct exhausted gas from the impeller housing in a spaced relationship relative to the impeller housing.

7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 including an impeller axle directed orthogonally and medially between the impeller housing first side wall, partition wall, and impeller housing second side wall, with the impeller axle rotatably mounted within the impeller housing, and a first impeller assembly fixedly mounted to the impeller axle within the impeller housing first cavity, and a second impeller assembly mounted to the impeller axle within the impeller housing second cavity, whereupon rotation of the first impeller assembly within the impeller housing first cavity effects rotation of the second impeller assembly within the impeller housing second cavity.

8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 including a further check valve mounted within the impeller housing fourth conduit hose to permit one-way flow of air from exteriorly of the impeller housing fourth conduit hose into the impeller housing second cavity.