Swimming pool screen enclosure supported water misting and cooling apparatus

• US 6,081,944 A
• Filed: 09/09/1998
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hugh A. Edwards
• Original Assignee: Hugh A. Edwards
• Inventors: Edwards, Hugh A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US09/150,308
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 4/496, 4/488, 4/615, 4/601, 4/567, 4/568, 4/570, 239/209, 239/208, 239/289, 239/266, 47/17, 47/26, 47/48.5, 248/231.85, 248/228.5, 248/228.8, 248/228.7, 248/228.1, 248/231.21, 248/231.61, 248/63, 248/339, 248/341
• US Class Current: 4/496
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/60 Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B63J 2/00 Arrangements of ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning for submarines B63G8/00; ventilating for cleaning tanks B63B57/04; for vehicles in general B60H
• CPC Class Codes: B63J 2/12 Heating; Cooling
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/14 Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus, the screen enclosure including tensioned fabric screen panels held between spaced apart elongated upright and overhead rigid frame members. The apparatus includes a plurality of water misting nozzles each of which discharge water under pressure as a very fine mist. A flexible water tubing is operably connectable to each misting nozzle for delivering pressurized water to each misting nozzle, the water tubing being connectable to a pressurized water source. A plurality of retaining clips are each connectable to an overhead frame member to support the misting nozzles and water tubing overhead of the swimming pool and adjacent deck area within the screen enclosure whereby mist discharging from the misting nozzles is distributed downwardly to cool occupants within the screen enclosure without substantially wetting any of the screen enclosure contents.

Claims

1. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus, the screen enclosure including tensioned fabric screen panels held between spaced apart elongated rigid frame members, said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of water misting nozzles each of which discharge only water under pressure as a very fine mist;

flexible water tubing operably connected to each said misting nozzle for delivering pressurized water to each said misting nozzle;

one end of said water tubing connected to a pressurized water source;

a plurality of retaining clips each connectable to an outer surface of one frame member and supporting said misting nozzles and said water tubing overhead of the swimming pool and adjacent deck area within the screen enclosure whereby mist discharging from said misting nozzles is distributed to cool occupants within the screen enclosure and a retaining clip installation member having an end portion which releasably engages with mating receiving structure of each said retaining clip and an internal cavity adapted to receive said misting nozzles whereby each said retaining clip releasably engaged onto said end portion may be manually installed and engaged on one frame member.

2. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

each said retaining clip clampingly engages against opposing outside surfaces of one frame member for frictional support thereby.

3. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus, the screen enclosure including tensioned fabric screen panels held between spaced apart elongated rigid frame members, said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of water misting nozzles each of which discharge only pressurized water as a very fine mist sufficiently atomized and of a limited flow volume such that said mist substantially evaporates before substantial moisture accumulation on any contents within the screened enclosure;

flexible water tubing operably connectable to a pressurized water source for delivering pressurized water to each said misting nozzle;

a plurality of retaining clips each connected an outer surface of to connectable one frame member for supporting said misting nozzles and said water tubing overhead of the swimming pool and adjacent deck area within the screen enclosure whereby mist discharging from said misting nozzles is distributed substantially only to cool occupants within the screen enclosure and a retaining clip installation member having an end portion which releasably engages with mating receiving structure of each said retaining clip and an internal cavity adapted to receive said misting nozzles whereby each said retaining clip releasably engaged onto said end portion may be manually installed and engaged on one frame member.

4. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein:

each said retaining clip clampingly engages against opposing outside surfaces of one frame member for frictional support thereby.

5. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus, the screen enclosure including tensioned fabric screen panels held between spaced apart elongated rigid frame members, said apparatus comprising:

a plurality of water misting nozzles each of which discharge only water under pressure as a very fine mist;

flexible water tubing operably connectable to each said misting nozzle for delivering pressurized water to each said misting nozzle;

means for connecting said water tubing to a pressurized water source;

a plurality of generally U-shaped clamping brackets each connectable to an outer surface of one frame member and connectedly supporting one said misting nozzle and said water tubing overhead of the swimming pool and adjacent deck area whereby mist discharging from said misting nozzles is distributed substantially only to cool occupants within the screen enclosure and a retaining clip installation member having an end portion which releasably engages with mating receiving structure of each said retaining clip and an internal cavity adapted to receive said misting nozzles whereby each said retaining clip releasably engaged onto said end portion may be manually installed and engaged on one frame member.

6. A swimming pool screen enclosure-supported water misting and cooling apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein:

each said retaining clip clampingly engages against opposing outside surfaces of one frame member for frictional support thereby.