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US3093834A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-02
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Granted: 1963-06-18
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Expires: 1981-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallace D Watkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:32
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B7/00; E04B7/16; E04B7/166; E04B1/00; E04B1/343; E04B1/3455; E04H; E04H3/00; E04H3/10; E04H3/14; E04H3/16; E04H3/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A STRUCTURE CONVERTIBLE FROM A GARAGE TO A SWIMMING POOL COMPRISING, AN ENCLOSURE HAVING A FLOOR, SPACED SIDE WALLS, A BACK WALL AND AN OPEN FRONT, THE FLOOR BEING WATER TIGHT AND THE SIDE AND BACK WALLS BEING WATER TIGHT FROM THE FLOOR TO A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT, A WATER INLET THROUGH ONE OF THE WALLS, A WATER OUTLET IN THE FLOOR, A TRACKWAY AT THE TOP OF THE WALLS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE ENCLOSURE AND BEYOND, A ROOF MOUNTED ON THE TRACKWAY AND MOVABLE THEREALONG TO A POSITION OVERLYING THE ENCLOSURE AND TO A POSITION REMOVED FROM THE ENCLOSURE, A DOOR MOUNTED AT THE OPEN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE MOVABLE TO AND FROM POSITION ACROSS THE OPEN FRONT, AND REMOVABLE MEANS FOR BRIDGING THE SIDE WALLS ADJACENT THE OPEN FRONT IN SEALING RELATION WITH THE SIDE WALLS AND FLOOR TO COMPLETE A WATER-TIGHT ENCLOSURE, SAID SIDE AND BACK WALLS ARE DIVIDED INTO UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS HINGEDLY CONNECTED, WITH MEANS TO HOLD THE UPPER SECTIONS ERECT IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH AND IN CONTINUATION OF THE LOWER SECTIONS TO COMPLETE THE WALLS FROM THE FLOOR TO THE TRACKWAY, AND MEANS TO SUPPORT THE UPPER SECTIONS OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE WALLS IN HORIZONTAL POSITION TO FORM PLATFORMS ALONG THE UPPER EDGES OF THE LOWER WALL SECTIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A STRUCTURE CONVERTIBLE FROM A GARAGE TO A SWIMMING POOL COMPRISING, AN ENCLOSURE HAVING A FLOOR, SPACED SIDE WALLS, A BACK WALL AND AN OPEN FRONT, THE FLOOR BEING WATER TIGHT AND THE SIDE AND BACK WALLS BEING WATER TIGHT FROM THE FLOOR TO A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT, A WATER INLET THROUGH ONE OF THE WALLS, A WATER OUTLET IN THE FLOOR, A TRACKWAY AT THE TOP OF THE WALLS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE ENCLOSURE AND BEYOND, A ROOF MOUNTED ON THE TRACKWAY AND MOVABLE THEREALONG TO A POSITION OVERLYING THE ENCLOSURE AND TO A POSITION REMOVED FROM THE ENCLOSURE, A DOOR MOUNTED AT THE OPEN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE MOVABLE TO AND FROM POSITION ACROSS THE OPEN FRONT, AND REMOVABLE MEANS FOR BRIDGING THE SIDE WALLS ADJACENT THE OPEN FRONT IN SEALING RELATION WITH THE SIDE WALLS AND FLOOR TO COMPLETE A WATER-TIGHT ENCLOSURE, SAID SIDE AND BACK WALLS ARE DIVIDED INTO UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS HINGEDLY CONNECTED, WITH MEANS TO HOLD THE UPPER SECTIONS ERECT IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH AND IN CONTINUATION OF THE LOWER SECTIONS TO COMPLETE THE WALLS FROM THE FLOOR TO THE TRACKWAY, AND MEANS TO SUPPORT THE UPPER SECTIONS OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE WALLS IN HORIZONTAL POSITION TO FORM PLATFORMS ALONG THE UPPER EDGES OF THE LOWER WALL SECTIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE HINGED.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-06-17 | 1966-12-17 | 1967-06-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-06-17 | 1970-12-17 | 1971-06-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-06-17 | 1974-12-17 | 1975-06-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |