Pool and bathtub cushion

• US 7,114,200 B1
• Filed: 03/24/2005
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Layla K. Bennett
• Original Assignee: Layla K. Bennett
• Inventors: Bennett, Layla K.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US11/087,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20060213004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 450/4, 4580-583, 465/7, 4DI/G 1.8, 541/3 A.M, 565/53, 571/0
• US Class Current: 4/504
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/141 Coping elements for swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 4/18 Bathroom fixture liners

Abstract

The pool and bathtub cushion is a padded mat for protecting against injuries that are often sustained against pool or bathtub edges. A first end of the pool cushion is secured outside of the pool through the use of fasteners or weights and the second end is secured to the interior vertical pool wall through the use of suction cups. A middle section of the cushion contains a cavity that is filled with a pliable structural support member, such as wire mesh. The cushion is placed over the edge of the swimming pool so that the support member completely encompasses the swimming pool edge. The support member allows the cushion to conform to an edge of any shape. The bathtub cushion is the same, but with suction cups along both ends of the cushion for attachment to the tub wall.

Claims

1. A pool cushion for cushioning a portion of a swimming pool edge, comprising:

an elongated flat body made of resilient padding material, the body having a first end adapted for retaining the body in a fixed position along a periphery of the pool, a second end adapted for being affixed to an interior wall of the pool, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a cavity formed between the top surface and the bottom surface and extending substantially the entire width of the body; and

a pliable structural support member disposed within the cavity for conforming the body to the pool edge shape, wherein the structural support member comprises wire mesh.

2. The pool cushion according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of suction cups extending from the bottom surface proximate the second end for attaching the second end of the body to the interior wall of the pool.

3. The pool cushion according to claim 2, wherein the first end has a plurality of apertures defined therein adapted for receiving fasteners therethrough to retain the body in a fixed position along the periphery of the pool.

4. The pool cushion according to claim 2, wherein the body has a second cavity formed therein substantially adjacent the first end and extending substantially the entire width of the body, the pool cushion further comprising a densely weighted material disposed in the second cavity for anchoring the body in a fixed position along the periphery of the pool.

5. The pool cushion according to claim 1, further comprising means for interlocking a plurality of said bodies to cover the entire peripheral edge of the pool.

6. The pool cushion according to claim 1, wherein the body is made of foam rubber.

7. A padded cushion for covering a peripheral edge of a water reservoir, comprising:

an elongated flat cushion body made of resilient padding material having an exterior attachment side for attachment to an exterior of the reservoir, an interior attachment side for attachment to an interior of the reservoir, opposing first and second ends, and a cavity formed therein extending substantially the entire length of the body, wherein one of the opposing ends has a plurality of recesses defined therein and the end opposite the recesses has a plurality of interlocking fingers projecting therefrom, whereby a plurality of cushion bodies are connected around the periphery of the reservoir by interlocking fingers and recesses of adjacent cushion bodies; and

a pliable structural support member disposed within the cavity for conforming the cushion body to the reservoir edge shape.

8. The padded cushion according to claim 7, wherein said cushion body is made of foam rubber.

9. The padded cushion according to claim 7, wherein said structural support member comprises wire mesh.

10. The padded cushion according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of suction cups disposed along the interior attachment side of said cushion body for attaching the interior attachment side to an interior wall of the reservoir.

11. The padded cushion according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of suction cups disposed along the exterior attachment side of said cushion body for attaching the exterior attachment side to an exterior of a bathtub.

12. The padded cushion according to claim 7, wherein the exterior attachment side has a plurality of apertures defined therein adapted for receiving an anchor therethrough selected from the group consisting of a stake, a hook, and a fastener.

13. The padded cushion according to claim 7, wherein said cushion further comprises a densely weighted material disposed along the exterior attachment side for anchoring the exterior attachment side along the periphery of the reservoir.

14. A bathtub cushion for cushioning a portion of a bathtub edge, comprising:

an elongated flat body made of resilient padding material, the body having a first end adapted for retaining the body in a fixed position along a periphery of the pool, a second end adapted for being affixed to an interior wall of the pool, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a cavity formed between the top surface and the bottom surface and extending substantially the entire width of the body; and

a pliable structural support member disposed within the cavity for conforming the body to the pool edge shape, wherein the structural support member comprises wire mesh;

a first plurality of suction cups extending from the bottom surface proximate the first end for affixing the first end of the body along an inside wall of the bathtub; and

a second plurality of suction cups extending from the bottom surface proximate the second end for affixing the second end of the body along an outside wall of the bathtub.

15. The bathtub cushion according to claim 14, further comprising means for interlocking a plurality of said bodies together around the periphery of the bathtub.

16. The bathtub cushion according to claim 14, wherein the body is made of foam rubber.