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Enclosure systemRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Gymnastic, Projector, TrampolineEnclosure system description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070111860, Enclosure system. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/800,273, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/432,998, filed Nov. 2, 1999, now U.S. Pat. Ser. No. 6,261,207, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/100,586, filed, Jun. 19, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,053,845, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/050,323, filed Jun. 20, 1997, U.S. Provisional application No. 60/052,052, filed Jul. 9, 1997, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/087,835, filed Jun. 3, 1998. This also is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/467,684, filed Aug. 8, 2003, which is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US02/04150, filed Feb. 11, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/267,546, filed Feb. 9, 2001, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/276,564, filed Mar. 15, 2001. All of the above-mentioned applications are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY [0002] The present invention relates to enclosures for swimming pools, particularly aboveground pools. [0003] A swimming or wading pool has an enclosed area for playing games such as volleyball and basketball, so that the enclosed pool serves as a game court. Various constructions are possible. Advantageously, a pool is surrounded by an enclosure having at least one inflatable bladder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0004] In the drawings: [0005] FIG. 1 is an oblique view of a pool and enclosure; [0006] FIG. 2 is an enlarged, partial oblique view of the pool and enclosure of FIG. 1, with a portion of an upright member broken away to show internal structure; [0007] FIG. 3 is an oblique view of another pool and enclosure; [0008] FIG. 4 is an enlarged, partial oblique view of the pool and enclosure of FIG. 3, with a portion telescoped to show the attachment of an upright member, [0009] FIG. 5 is an oblique view of another pool and enclosure; [0010] FIG. 6 is an enlarged, partial oblique view of the pool and enclosure of FIG. 5, with a portion telescoped to show the attachment of an upright member, [0011] FIG. 7 is an oblique view of another pool and enclosure; [0012] FIG. 8 is an enlarged, partial oblique view of the pool and enclosure of FIG. 7, showing the attachment of an upright member; [0013] FIG. 9 is an oblique view of another pool and enclosure; and [0014] FIG. 10 is an oblique view of another pool and enclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0015] Swimming or wading pools having an enclosed area for playing games such as volleyball, basketball, and the like are shown in all of the drawing figures. These enclosed pools serve as game courts. Game balls and other equipment are retained within the enclosed area; and the enclosure serves as a fence to prevent a person, who jumps up from inside the pool, from falling onto the surrounding ground. The enclosure also serves as a barrier to prevent persons from falling into the water accidentally. [0016] FIGS. 1-7 show pools and enclosures, portions of which are inflatable bladders. In some cases, at least some of the bladders communicate with one another so that they can be filled from a common source of air or other fluid. [0017] FIG. 1 shows a pool and enclosure system wherein the pool 20 is a watertight vessel that has a floor (not shown) and a sidewall 26. The pool contains water 28. [0018] An enclosure 30 has base ring bladder 32 and an upper ring bladders 34 that best are vertically aligned to be concentric to a common vertical axis A.sub.1. The base ring bladder 32 in this system connects to the upper edge of the sidewall 26 and serves as a top rail for the pool 20. The sidewall 26 can be made from PVC, fabric, or any other resilient material. Enclosure upright members 40 support the upper ring bladder 34 above the base ring bladder 32. These upright members 40 are upwardly extending inflatable bladders. For additional support, inflatable sidewall upright members 44 are inflatable bladders that can be positioned below some or all of the enclosure upright members 40 or elsewhere along the sidewall 26 of the pool 20. [0019] Flexible fencing, netting or other fabric-like material 50 extends between the rings 32, 34 to complete the enclosure. A door or opening is provided in the fabric-like material 50 to provide access to the interior of the enclosure. [0020] FIGS. 3-4 show a pool and enclosure system can have base and upper ring bladders 132, 134 as in FIG. 1, only in the system of FIGS. 3-4 the top ring bladder 134 is supported by enclosure upright members 140 that are metal or plastic poles or tubes. The bottoms of the poles or tubes 140 are received in sockets 142 formed in the base ring bladder 132. The poles or tubes 140 should be self-supporting, but should be sufficiently flexible that they will bend elastically when lateral force is applied. The flexibility of the poles allows them to adsorb energy should a person impact the enclosure. Continue reading about Enclosure system... Full patent description for Enclosure system Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Enclosure system patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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