An improved, portable, above-the-ground swimming pool is disclosed which comprises a liner portion adapted to have a frame portion attached thereto. The liner portion consists of a polyester inner lining coated with waterproof vinyl having a plurality of horizontally and vertically oriented sleeves attached to various locations thereon which are adapted to receive rim members and wall members comprising the frame portion. The pool is adapted to be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled and to avoid tearing or puncture.

This invention relates to a collapsible skimmer for use with various currently known above-the-ground pools. The skimmer generally comprises a flexible enclosure which is adapted to be secured to a side wall of the flexible liner of the pool. Disposed within the enclosure is a conventional weir basket having a weir gate attached thereto. The weir basket is operable to provide structural rigidity to the enclosure when disposed therewithin. When the weir basket is removed from the interior of the enclosure, the flexible nature of the enclosure allows it to be collapsed together with the pool liner.

An octagonal container is formed from corrugated paperboard with overlapping flaps for eliminating gaps in the container bottom wall. Prestretched polypropylene straps are automatically applied to the container when in its flattened condition for providing girth support to the container when in its erected condition. The straps are positioned from the lower portion of the container side walls at ever increasing distances from each other for limiting container bulge when carrying products having varying effects on the container. With such an arrangement of straps, economically and environmentally desirable single and double wall corrugated paperboard can be used where typically triple wall and laminated paperboard containers are used.

A variable size, portable above-the-ground swimming pool comprising a frame portion having a flexible liner portion attached thereto. The frame portion includes a plurality of first wall members which are of a first length. Attached to and extending between the top ends of the first wall members are a plurality of rim members. The liner portion includes an upper rim which defines a plurality of horizontally oriented rim sleeves sized to slidably receive respective ones of the rim members. Extending downwardly from the upper rim is a sidewall which defines inner and outer surfaces. Disposed on the outer surface of the sidewall are a plurality of vertically oriented wall sleeves which are sized to slidably receive respective ones of the first wall members, while attached to the sidewall is a floor. The sidewall is of a first height, and is selectively collapsible to a second height which is less than the first height. Additionally, the first wall members are selectively replaceable with a plurality of second wall members which are of a second length less than the first length for purposes of reducing the size of the pool when the sidewall is collapsed to the second height.

The vessel includes a fluid container or conduit. First and second magnets are situated on opposite sides of the vessel wall and are encircled by a metallic band or collar. The vessel may have an open mouth defined by a rim. In one embodiment, magnets are suspended by hangers form a rim of a cup. The cup and magnets are received in an exterior container with a removable lid. Other embodiments include oxygen tanks, oxygen tubes and containers for intravenous liquids.