Swimming pool

Claim 2

In a prefabricated swimming pool having a plastic inner liner: an outer peripheral wall formed from metallic sections having horizontally-extending corrugations therein, said sections being joined end-to-end to form a continuous self supporting wall in which said corrugations serve as continuous unbroken reinforcing bands extending around said swimming pool, there being an absence of sharp bends and corners in said continuous wall, said sections being formed from sheets of such thickness that said wall will retain water in the swimming pool substantially up to the top edge thereof without the need for external wall supports.

Claim 3

The swimming pool of claim 1 wherein said outer peripheral wall is circular in configuration.

Claim 4

The swimming pool of claim 1 wherein at least some of said metallic sections are arcuate in configuration.

Claim 5

The swimming pool of claim 1 wherein the ends of said metallic sections are overlapped and secured together by fasteners extending through holes formed in the overlapped ends.

Claim 6

The swimming pool of claim 1 wherein at least some of said sections are arcuate in configuration with the ends thereof overlapped and secured together by fasteners extending therethrough, decking means having an inner periphery associated with the top edge of the wall, said decking means including a plurality of radially disposed planks, an adapter interposed between the inner end of the planks and the upper edge of the wall and including a downwardly opening continuous groove conforming in shape and configuration to the upper edge of the wall for telescoping engagement therewith, and means supporting the decking planks outwardly of the inner periphery including a plurality of support stringers extending circumferentially under the planks adjacent the outer ends thereof, a plurality of circumferentially spaced upstanding support posts, the lower end of each post being supported by a support plate generally in alignment with the lower edge of the wall, means interconnecting the support plate and the lower edge of the wall, and means on each support post engaging the stringers, said means on the post engaging the stringers including a pair of upstanding pegs rigid with the post, the ends of adjacent stringers having sockets therein opening downwardly for telescopically receiving the pegs.

Claim 7

A swimming pool construction comprising an upstanding peripheral wall, decking means having an inner periphery supported from the top edge of the wall, and means supporting the decking means outwardly of the inner periphery, said wall being constructed of sheet material having corrugations extending throughout the area thereof for reinforcing the wall, said wall forming the sole support for the inner periphery of the decking means and the sole means counteracting the outward forces exerted by water in the pool, said decking means including a plurality of radially disposed planks with each plank having the inner ends overlying the upper edge of the peripheral wall, an adapter interposed between the inner end of the planks and the upper edge of the wall and including a downwardly opening continuous groove conforming in shape and configuration to the upper edge of the corrugated wall for telescopic engagement therewith, said means supporting the decking means outwardly of the inner periphery including a plurality of support stringers extending circumferentially of the peripheral wall in radially spaced relation thereto and in underlying relation to the outer ends of the planks, a plurality of circumferentially spaced upstanding support posts, the lower end of each post being supported by a support plate generally in alignment with the lower edge of the wall, and means on an intermediate portion of each support post engaging the adjacent ends of a pair of circumferential stringers, said means including a pair of upstanding pegs rigid with the posts, the ends of adjacent stringers having sockets therein opening downwardly for telescopically receiving the pegs, the inner end of each supporting plate for the post including means connected with the lower edge of the wall whereby the wall retains the lower ends of the posts in spaced relation to the lower edge of the wall, each of said posts extending above the planks and a retaining barrier supported from the upper end portions of the posts above the decking, said peripheral wall being constructed of sheet metal with horizontally disposed corrugations continuous throughout the periphery thereof with the sheet metal being rigidified by the corrugations and of a gauge forming the sole support for the planks whereby the only vertical components between the lower edge of the pool and the decking planks includes only the supporting posts and the peripheral wall.

Claim 8

A swimming pool construction comprising an upstanding peripheral wall, decking means having an inner periphery supported from the top edge of the wall, and means supporting the decking means outwardly of the inner periphery, said wall being constructed of sheet material having corrugations extending throughout the area thereof for reinforcing the wall, said wall forming the sole support for the inner periphery of the decking means and the sole means counteracting the outward forces exerted by water in the pool, said decking means including a plurality of radially disposed planks with each plank having the inner ends overlying the upper edge of the peripheral wall, an adapter interposed between the inner end of the planks and the upper edge of the wall and including a downwardly opening continuous groove conforming in shape and configuration to the upper edge of the corrugated wall for telescopic engagement therewith, said means supporting the decking means outwardly of the inner periphery including a plurality of support stringers extending circumferentially of the peripheral wall in radially spaced relation thereto and in underlying relation to the outer ends of the planks, a plurality of circumferentially spaced upstanding support posts, the lower end of each post being supported by a support plate generally in alignment with the lower edge of the wall, and means on an intermediate portion of each support post engaging the adjacent ends of a pair of circumferential stringers, said means including a pair of upstanding pegs rigid with the posts, the ends of adjacent stringers having sockets therein opening downwardly for telescopically receiving the pegs, the inner end of each supporting plate for the post including means connected with the lower edge of the wall whereby the wall retains the lower ends of the posts in spaced relation to the lower edge of the wall, each of said posts extending above the planks and a retaining barrier supported from the upper end portions of the posts above the decking, said peripheral wall being constructed of sheet metal with horizontally disposed corrugations continuous throughout the periphery thereof with the sheet metal being rigidified by the corrugations and of a gauge forming the sole support for the planks whereby the only vertical components between the lower edge of the pool and the decking planks includes only the supporting posts and the peripheral wall.