Corner plate for holding a pool liner

• US 8,584,271 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Latham Pool Products, Inc (Latham Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pool Cover Specialist National Incorporated (Latham Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mathis, Wesley L., Dalton, David B.
• Primary Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US12/335,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20090151067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,800 Days
• Field of Search: 4488-489, 4496-499, 450/3, 4506-508, 52/85, 521/697, 522/871, 522/042, 522/045.7, 523/12, 526/561, 526/562, 527162-7164
• US Class Current: 4/506
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/142 with fixing means for sealing foil
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A corner for a pool providing a transition of the corner angle therein and thereby providing for ease of installation, improved aesthetics, improved operation, and simpler maintenance.

Claims

1. A corner assembly for forming a corner of a pool, said corner assembly comprising:

a first length of coping and a second length of coping, the first and second lengths of coping meeting to form a pool corner; and

a corner piece disposed in said pool corner, said corner piece comprising;

a first portion abutting against said first length of coping,

a second portion abutting against said second length of coping,

wherein a projected tangent line of said first portion intersects with a projected tangent line of said second portion at an angle,

a liner receptor slot for receiving a pool liner wherein said liner receptor slot comprises a non-curved portion,

wherein said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot forms a side of a straight-sided triangle formed by the first portion, the second portion, and the non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot,

wherein a projected tangent line off of a first end of said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot intersects said projected tangent line of said first portion at a first acute angle, and

wherein a projected tangent line off of a second end of said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot intersects said projected tangent line of said second portion at a second acute angle.

2. The corner assembly of claim 1 wherein said first acute angle is 45 degrees.

3. The corner assembly of claim 1 wherein said second acute angle is 45 degrees.

4. The corner assembly of claim 1 wherein said liner receptor slot is substantially linear.

5. The corner assembly of claim 1 wherein said corner piece comprises a planar surface having a plurality of openings.

6. A swimming pool system comprising:

a polymeric pool liner;

a pool corner having a first length of coping and a second length of coping, the first and second lengths of coping meeting to form the pool corner at a corner angle;

a corner piece disposed in said pool corner, said corner piece comprising;

a first substantially linear portion,

a second substantially linear portion,

wherein a projected tangent line of said first portion intersects with a projected tangent line of said second portion at an angle, and

a liner receptor slot for receiving said polymeric pool liner and wherein said liner receptor slot comprises a non-curved portion therein,

wherein said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot forms a side of a straight-sided triangle formed by the first substantially linear portion, the second substantially linear portion, and the non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot;

wherein the non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot extends between, and intersects with, the first length of coping and the second length of coping;

wherein a projected tangent line off of a first end of said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said first portion at a first acute angle; and

wherein a projected tangent line off of a second end of said non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said second portion at a second acute angle.

7. The swimming pool system of claim 6 wherein said corner angle is approximately ninety degrees.

8. The swimming pool system of claim 6 wherein said corner angle is greater than ninety degrees.

9. The swimming pool system of claim 6 wherein said corner angle is less than ninety degrees.

10. The swimming pool system of claim 6 having a plurality of corners.

11. A corner assembly for forming a corner of a pool, said corner piece comprising:

a first length of coping and a second length of coping, the first and second lengths of coping meeting to form a pool corner; and

a corner piece disposed in said pool corner, said corner piece comprising;

a first substantially linear portion,

a second substantially linear portion,

wherein a projected tangent line of said first portion intersects with a projected tangent line of said second portion at an angle,

a liner receptor slot for receiving a pool liner,

wherein said liner receptor slot forms a side of a straight-sided triangle formed by the first substantially linear portion, the second substantially linear portion, and the non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot,

wherein a projected tangent line off of a first end of said liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said first portion at a first acute angle,

wherein a projected tangent line off of a second end of said liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said second portion at a second acute angle, and

wherein said liner receptor slot is wider than it is deep.

12. A corner assembly for forming a corner of a pool, said corner piece comprising:

a first length of coping and a second length of coping, the first and second lengths of coping meeting to form a pool corner; and

a corner piece disposed in said pool corner, said corner piece comprising;

a first substantially linear portion,

a second substantially linear portion,

wherein a projected tangent line of said first portion intersects with a projected tangent line of said second portion at an angle,

a liner receptor slot for receiving a pool liner,

wherein said liner receptor slot forms a side of a straight-sided triangle formed by the first substantially linear portion, the second substantially linear portion, and the non-curved portion of the liner receptor slot,

wherein a projected tangent line off of a first end of said liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said first portion at a first acute angle,

wherein a projected tangent line off of a second end of said liner receptor slot intersects said tangent line of said second portion at a second acute angle, and

wherein said liner receptor slot comprises at least one lip protrusions.

13. The corner assembly of claim 12 wherein the at least one lip protrusions comprises a plurality of lip protrusions.

14. The corner assembly of claim 13 wherein the plurality of lip protrusions are of equal lengths.

15. The corner assembly of claim 13 wherein the plurality of lip protrusions are of differing dimensions.