A pool, such as a swimming or ornamental pool, has a bottom of sheet material and a vertical wall section of pliable sheet material, both of which may be of vinyl-coated sheet steel. A flexible extruded junction member is grooved to receive the edge portion of the pool bottom, and also the bottom edge portion of the wall section, each of which is held in sealed manner in the junction member by a resiliently deformable sealing strip driven into the junction member adjacent to the bottom and/or wa...

A cue ball has a metal insert therein in the form of a ring having a center of mass coinciding with the geometric center of the cue ball. The body of the cue ball is formed of a nonmetallic material in a conventional ball mold. A locating insert is formed of the same nonmetallic material as the body of the ball and has a solid cylindrical body about the center of which a thin strip of metal material is wrapped forming a ring. The insert with the metal ring disposed thereon is positioned within t...

A pool ladder for use by individuals confined to a wheelchair having a top step which is at a height substantially equal to the height of a wheelchair seat, and a second step which is at a height slightly above the wheelchair foot rests. Both the top step and the second step are moveably connected to the ladder so as to allow them to be moved aside during standard use. A series of support members serve a dual purpose by supporting the steps of the ladder and also providing handgrips for one ente...

The invention is directed to a glove to be worn by pool players having a plurality of stalls which sheath the first and second fingers and the thumb of the user's hand to receive a pool cue when a shot is to be made. The third and fourth fingers are uncovered to provide for resting these latter fingers on the surface of the pool table to firmly support the first and second fingers through which the cue is passed. The glove is of flexible elastic material and extends slightly over the palm and ba...

A pool cleaner floats on the surface of a pool. The cleaner includes a pump and filter, the filter being connected downstream of the pump. A vacuum head, connected by a hose to the pump, is moved around the pool, to direct water from the pool through the pump and filter. Due to the absence of any filter on the upstream side of the pump, the cleaner maintains its efficiency for a longer time than comparable cleaners of the prior art. The cleaner may also include a rotary strainer, placed upstream...

A skimming device for a swimming pool includes an elongated rectangular frame having a screen extending within the area bounded by the frame. A telescoping elongated handle is connected to the frame and extends in the same plane as said frame but outwardly therefrom. The angle of the handle can be adjusted to extend upwardly and outwardly from the frame thereby allowing a person to hold the handle while suspending the device in an in-ground swimming pool to thereby skim the surface of the water ...

A wave pool comprises a plurality of waterways, each having a wave-making device for generating waves at one end of the respective waterways and an opening at the other end, the bottoms of the waterways sloping upwards in the advancing direction of the waves which are generated by the wave-making devices. A pool is arranged adjacent to the openings of the waterways, the waterways opening into the pool. The plurality of waterways cross mutually on an extension of advancing direction lines of the ...

A skimmer is provided for a swimming pool and is constructed in a manner similar to conventional skimmers for a pool so far as the water inlet and filter basket is concerned. Instead of pulling water through the filter basket to the recirculating pump for the pool, however, a water outlet is provided from the bottom of the basket holding cavity of the skimmer; and return water for supply back to the pool is provided by the recirculating pump to an entrainment nozzle device located at the bottom ...

An inflatable pool comprises a base sheet and a hollow inflatable wall having its bottom end heat sealed to the edge of the base sheet. The wall includes a pair of first sheets sealed together at first seal seams forming a plurality of compartments, and a pair of second sheets sealed to the compartments at second seal means and also the top edges of the second sheets are sealed together forming the envelope of the wall. The construction of the wall of the inflatable pool is stronger and stiffer ...

The pool cover is made of multi-layer light weight construction having a translucent top layer to permit sunlight to pass through an opaque bottom layer for absorbing sunlight passing through the transparent layer. In addition, a plurality of pockets are formed in the opaque layer having air encapsulated therein. When in use, the opaque layer becomes heated by sunlight thereby transferring heat by contact to the body of the water in the pool while also blocking light from the body of water to in...