Octagonal swimming pool

Claim 2

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprIsing a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined portion intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section.

Claim 3

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, a fence comprising upper and lower rails each including sections connected to and between posts and having upper, lower and side walls and wherein the outer face of said bracket has a longitudinal horizontally opening recess having inwardly extending opposite lips, each lower rail section has a side wall abutting said bracket, means including bolts extending through holes in said side wall and with nuts inside said lower rail and abutting said side wall of the lower rail section, the bottom wall of the upper rail sections and the upper wall of the lower rail sections having vertically alined holes, and pickets each having its lower end in a hole in said lower rail and set on the bottom wall of said lower rail and its upper end passing through one of said holes in the upper rail.

Claim 4

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, a fence comprising upper and lower rails each including sections connected to and between posts and having upper, lower and side walls and wherein the outer face of said bracket has a longitudinal horizontally opening recess having inwardly extending opposite lips, each lower rail section has a side wall abutting said bracket, means including bolts extending through holes in said side wall and with nuts inside said lower rail and abutting said side wall of the lower rail section, the bottom wall of the upper rail sections and the upper wall of the lower rail sections having vertically alined holes, and pickets each having its lower end in a hole in said lower rail and set on the bottom wall of said lower rail and its upper end passing through one of said holes in the upper rail.

Claim 5

A swimming pool as defined in claim 2, wherein said upper portions of the posts are secured to said bracket by bolts passing through the posts with their heads in said recess in the bracket abutting said lips, the lower rail sections having a separable outer vertical wall, and nuts on the last-mentioned bolts abutting said outer vertical wall.

Claim 6

A swimming pool as defined in claim 2, wherein said base channel has inner and outer flanges, and each post has a slot in its lower end fitted over and receiving the outer flange of said base channel, whereby said lower end portion of the post is separably connected to and seated on said outer flange of said base channel.

Claim 7

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and sEparably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said cap and said walk-around deck support bracket each comprises a plurality of sections rigidly connected together at their ends, and there are trusses connecting said cap sections to said walk-around deck bracket sections.

Claim 8

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and sEparably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said cap and said walk-around deck support bracket each comprises a plurality of sections rigidly connected together at their ends, and there are trusses connecting said cap sections to said walk-around deck bracket sections.

Claim 9

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said support bracket includes a plurality of sections, one for each side of the enclosure wall, and the means separably securing the support bracket to said post includes a longitudinal channel opening outwardly from the support bracket section and having projecting flanges projecting inwardly from the sides of the channel, bolts, each having its head in said channel abutting said flanges, its shank extending outwardly between said flanges and through holes in one post, a tying strip extending across a plurality of posts having an opening for each bolt shank, and a nut on each bolt screwed tightly against said tying strip.

Claim 10

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said support bracket includes a plurality of sections, one for each side of the enclosure wall, and the means separably securing the support bracket to said post includes a longitudinal channel opening outwardly from the support bracket section and having projecting flanges projecting inwardly from the sides of the channel, bolts, each having its head in said channel abutting said flanges, its shank extending outwardly between said flanges and through holes in one post, a tying strip extending across a plurality of posts having an opening for each bolt shank, and a nut on each bolt screwed tightly against said tying strip.

Claim 11

A swimming pool as defined in claim 6 wherein a tubular lower fence rail comprises sections each of which is secured to the outer side of said bracket between and abutting two adjacent posts, an upper fence rail comprises sections connected between and to said posts and having a bottom wall, said upper and lower rails having vertically alined holes therein, and pickets having their upper and lower ends set in said holes in the respective upper and lower rail and wherein said support bracket includes a plurality of sections, and the means for securing said lower fence rail sections to the support bracket section includes a longitudinal channel opening outwardly from the support bracket section and having projecting flanges projecting inwardly from the sides of the channel, bolts, each having its head in said channel abutting said flanges, its shank extending outwardly between said flange and through a hole in the wall of the rail section abutting the support bracket, and a nut on its shank screwed against said wall.

Claim 12

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said cap and said support bracket each includes a plurality of sections, one for each side of the enclosure wall and each section having its ends mitered and abutting the mitered end of the next adjacent section at each corner of the enclosure wall, the purlins at opposite sides of said corner are diagonally disposed to the enclosure wall but parallel to each other with their flanges rigidly connected to the respective cap sections and bracket sections, and there are adjustable tie bolts connecting said purlins to firmly truss said cap sections and said bracket sections and said purlins.

Claim 13

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, wherein said cap and said support bracket each includes a plurality of sections, one for each side of the enclosure wall and each section having its ends mitered and abutting the mitered end of the next adjacent section at each corner of the enclosure wall, the purlins at opposite sides of said corner are diagonally disposed to the enclosure wall but parallel to each other with their flanges rigidly connected to the respective cap sections and bracket sections, and there are adjustable tie bolts connecting said purlins to firmly truss said cap sections and said bracket sections and said purlins.

Claim 14

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interLocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, with the addition of a polysided sun-deck base connected to and extending outwardly from at least one side of said enclosure wall base, a plurality of sun-deck posts spaced apart around said sun-deck base each having a lower portion connected to said sun-deck base, an intermediate outwardly extending upper portion in spaced opposed relation to said enclosure wall and an intermediate outwardly inclined portion, an inner sun-deck support bracket separably secured to the walk-around deck support that is opposite said enclosure side wall, an outer sun deck support bracket separably secured to the upper portions of said sun-deck posts, said walk-around deck bracket and said sun deck brackets having flanges in a common plane, horizontal purlins set on said flanges in perpendicular relation to said side wall a plurality of elongated extruded floor sections secured on said purlins each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, and the outer section being directly interlocked with the outer sun-deck support bracket, and a fence comprising upper portions of said sun-deck posts, a lower rail section secured to said outer sun-deck support bracket, an upper rail secured to and between the sun-deck posts, and pickets having their upper and lower ends set in holes in the respective upper and lower rails.

Claim 15

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel; an enclosure wall including a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion separably connected to said base, an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall and each with one longitudinal edge directly interLocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, with the addition of a polysided sun-deck base connected to and extending outwardly from at least one side of said enclosure wall base, a plurality of sun-deck posts spaced apart around said sun-deck base each having a lower portion connected to said sun-deck base, an intermediate outwardly extending upper portion in spaced opposed relation to said enclosure wall and an intermediate outwardly inclined portion, an inner sun-deck support bracket separably secured to the walk-around deck support that is opposite said enclosure side wall, an outer sun deck support bracket separably secured to the upper portions of said sun-deck posts, said walk-around deck bracket and said sun deck brackets having flanges in a common plane, horizontal purlins set on said flanges in perpendicular relation to said side wall a plurality of elongated extruded floor sections secured on said purlins each with one longitudinal edge directly interlocked with the juxtaposed edge of the next adjacent section, and the outer section being directly interlocked with the outer sun-deck support bracket, and a fence comprising upper portions of said sun-deck posts, a lower rail section secured to said outer sun-deck support bracket, an upper rail secured to and between the sun-deck posts, and pickets having their upper and lower ends set in holes in the respective upper and lower rails.

Claim 16

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel having inner and outer upstanding flanges; an enclosure wall inclding a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion in the end of which is a slot fitted over and receiving the outer flange of said base channel, whereby said end portion is separably connected to and seated on said channel, said post having an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall.

Claim 17

A swimming pool comprising: a base including a horizontal upwardly facing channel having inner and outer upstanding flanges; an enclosure wall inclding a plurality of extruded sections of the same height each having its bottom edge seated in said channel and each having its vertical longitudinal edges formed to interlock directly and separably with the juxtaposed vertical longitudinal edges of adjacent sections, respectively; a cap including a downwardly facing channel straddling and seated on the top edge of said wall; means adjustably connecting said base to said cap providing for clamping said wall sections between said base and said cap and rigidly holding the cap in position on said wall, with the addition of a walk-around deck comprising a plurality of posts spaced apart around said enclosure wall each having a lower end portion in the end of which is a slot fitted over and receiving the outer flange of said base channel, whereby said end portion is separably connected to and seated on said channel, said post having an upper portion in spaced opposed relation to the enclosure wall and an inclined intermediate portion, a support bracket encircling said enclosure wall and separably secured on said upper portions of said posts, a plurality of horizontal purlins supported on and between said cap and said support bracket, and a floor including a plurality of elongated extruded metal sections separably but rigidly set on said purlins with their longitudinal edges parallel with the corresponding side of said enclosure wall.