Gutter-type swimming pool construction

Claim 1

In a swimming pool having upright sidewalls formed with generally horizontal upper surfaces extending around the pool, a hand-hold and water-circulating gutter lip assembly having, in combination: a plurality of elongated tubular plastic lip sections disposed in end-to-end relation around said pool above said upper surfaces, and having a preselected cross-sectional shape to form a hand-down and gutter rim; telescoping tubular connectors joining the adjacent ends of said lip sections together in sealed relation to define a waterreturn conduit within said lip sections; anchors spaced along said upper surfaces and secured thereto beneath said lip section and having openings therein that are elongated in a direction perpendicular to the pool sidewalls; screws projecting downwardly from said sections through said anchors openings; said abutments on said screws above said anchors engaging the undersides of said lip sections and spacing said undersides above said upper surfaces; a hold-down element in each lip section, at least two of said screws being connected to each hold-down element to clamp the latter against the bottom of the lip section and hold the lip section against the abutments on said screws; means mounting each screw on its anchor for selective vertical adjustment to position said lip sections with the upper sides thereof horizontal for uniform skimming of water over said lip sections and for lateral adjustment in said openings; means for introducing water under pressure into said conduit; and outlets spaced along said conduit to direct water therefrom into the pool.