Pool apparatus

• US 10,676,946 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2018
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bestway Inflatables & Material Corporation (Bestway Global Holding Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bestway Inflatables & Material Corporation (Bestway Global Holding Incorporated)
• Inventors: Liu, Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacyna, J C
• Application Number:
  US16/194,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20190085577A1
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 4588
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 2004/0068 made of plastic shells or plastic elements including at least parts of walls and floors
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/0025 with inflatable parts

Abstract

A pool apparatus configured to carry liquids has a side wall and a bottom surface. The side wall has a plurality of structure drawstrings, an outer side wall, and an inner side wall. Two sides of the structure drawstrings draw respectively the outer side wall and the inner side wall, so as to maintain a predetermined shape of the pool apparatus. The structure drawstrings include a main drawstring portions and at least two branch drawstring portions. The main drawstring portions have a first main string side configured to connect a first branch drawstring side of the at least two branch drawstrings. A second branch string side of the at least two branch drawstrings connects respectively to different positions of the outer side wall and the inner side wall.

Claims

1. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to one of the outer side wall and the inner side wall;

the first branch and the second branch extending at opposite angles from the first drawstring side of the at least one structure drawstring;

wherein the first branch and the second branch connecting the first drawstring side to the outer side wall and the at least one structure drawstring further including a third branch and a fourth branch extending from the second drawstring side and connecting the second drawstring side to the inner side wall; and

wherein the first branch and second branch are longer than the third branch and fourth branch.

2. The pool apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first branch and second branch define a first angle and the third branch and fourth branch define a second angle equal to the first angle.

3. The pool apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first branch and second branch define a first angle and the third branch and fourth branch define a second angle different than the first angle.

4. The pool apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first angle is larger than the second angle.

5. The pool apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first branch and the second branch connect the first drawstring side to the outer side wall and the at least one structure drawstring further includes a third branch and a fourth branch also extending from the first drawstring side to connect to the outer side wall.

6. The pool apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second drawstring side is directly connected to the inner side wall.

7. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to the outer side wall; and

the at least one structure drawstring also including a third branch and a fourth branch extending from the second drawstring side and connecting the second drawstring side to the inner side wall;

wherein the first branch and second branch define a first angle and the third branch and fourth branch define a second angle different than the first angle.

8. The pool apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first branch and the second branch extend at opposite angles from the main drawstring portion.

9. The pool apparatus of claim 7, wherein the third branch and the fourth branch extend at opposite angles from the main drawstring portion.

10. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom surface;

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall, each of the outer side wall and the inner side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to one of the outer side wall and the inner side wall; and

at least one of the first branch and the second branch is straight;

wherein the first branch is disposed adjacent to the top surface and the second branch is disposed adjacent to the bottom surface and wherein the first branch and second branch are spaced apart from one another along the first drawstring side.

11. The pool apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first branch and second branch extend from the first drawstring side an equal distance from the top surface and define an angle therebetween.

12. The pool apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one structure drawstring extends through the inflation holding space between the outer side wall, the inner side wall, the top surface, and the bottom surface and defines at least one dip for allowing fluid to pass therethrough.

13. The pool apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one dip is located on the main drawstring portion.

14. The pool apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one dip comprises a first dip located on the first branch and a second dip located on the second branch.

15. The pool apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one side wall defining the water retaining basin includes straight sections spaced apart by rounded turning sections and wherein the at least one structure drawstring is disposed at each rounded turning section between the inner side wall and outer side wall.

16. The pool apparatus of claim 15, wherein each straight section includes a structure drawstring without branches.

17. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to one of the outer side wall and the inner side wall;

the first branch and the second branch extending at opposite angles from the first drawstring side of the at least one structure drawstring;

wherein the first branch and the second branch connecting the first drawstring side to the outer side wall and the at least one structure drawstring further including a third branch and a fourth branch extending from the second drawstring side and connecting the second drawstring side to the inner side wall; and

wherein the first branch and second branch define a first angle and the third branch and fourth branch define a second angle different than the first angle.

18. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom surface;

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall, each of the outer side wall and the inner side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to one of the outer side wall and the inner side wall; and

at least one of the first branch and the second branch is straight;

the first branch and second branch extending from the first drawstring side an equal distance from the top surface and define an angle therebetween;

the at least one side wall defining the water retaining basin including straight sections spaced apart by rounded turning sections and wherein the at least one structure drawstring is disposed at each rounded turning section between the inner side wall and outer side wall; and

wherein each straight section includes a structure drawstring without branches.

19. A pool apparatus for carrying liquids, comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom surface;

at least one side wall being inflatable to define a water retaining basin;

the at least one side wall including an outer side wall and an inner side wall spaced inwardly from the outer side wall, each of the outer side wall and the inner side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface to define an inflation holding space therebetween;

at least one structure drawstring connecting the outer side wall to the inner side wall for maintaining a predetermined shape of the water retaining basin after inflation of the at least one side wall;

the at least one structure drawstring including a main drawstring portion extending between a first drawstring side and a second drawstring side;

the at least one structure drawstring further including a first branch and a second branch extending from the first drawstring side and connecting the first drawstring side to one of the outer side wall and the inner side wall; and

at least one of the first branch and the second branch is straight;

the at least one structure drawstring extending through the inflation holding space between the outer side wall, the inner side wall, the top surface, and the bottom surface and defining at least one dip for allowing fluid to pass therethrough; and

wherein the at least one dip comprises a first dip located on the first branch and a second dip located on the second branch.