Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
  • E04H4/08—Coverings consisting of rigid elements, e.g. coverings composed of separate or connected elements
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
  • E04H15/008—Tents or tent-like constructions composed partially of rigid panels
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
  • E04H15/02—Tents combined or specially associated with other devices
  • E04H15/10—Heating, lighting or ventilating
  • E04H15/14—Ventilating
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
  • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
  • E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
  • E04H15/36—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
  • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
  • E04H15/64—Tent or canopy cover fastenings
  • E04H15/642—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame
  • E04H15/646—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame the fixing members being locked by an additional locking member

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of the protection of ornamental ponds such as pool pools, spa etc .. and including adaptations to ensure coverage in the best conditions.
• shelters there exists in the prior art a plurality of shelter or cover devices ensuring the protection of ornamental ponds such as those for swimming pools.
• known shelters there are those composed of a plurality of movable roof elements that are likely to move to allow coverage or opening of the basin.
• the shelter can adopt different configurations such as a telescopic configuration or be equipped with a technology allowing it to see its elements stack.
• the elements forming frontons referenced F ie those forming the walls of the shelter positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the basin and therefore to the axis of displacement of the roof elements, are likely to constitute an obstacle to said displacement.
• the pediment or pediments are retracted, removed and stored separately from the rest of the roof elements.
• this pediment is conventionally composed of a rigid frame forming one or more openings filled by one or more transparent rigid panels, all having a significant mass which makes it difficult handling.
• transparent rigid panels are conventionally made of honeycomb polycarbonate.
• the flexible material of the panel is of the textile type. This textile can be natural, artificial, synthetic, chemical, etc.
• the flexible textile material of the filler panel is ventilated and allows the passage of air.
• An advantage of the use of a particularly ventilated textile material lies in the fact that these panels will allow ventilation of the closed volume.
• Another advantage to the use of a ventilated structure lies in the decrease of its hold in the wind.
• the material is polyester fabric having orifices and having undergone various treatments such as those protecting it from ultraviolet rays, mold, bacteria, soiling, etc.
• the filling panel (s) of the elements forming the pediments of the shelter are replaced by panels of material flexible textile type.
• This feature allows to consider a shelter with a mixed cover namely, rigid panels for covering roofing surfaces and flexible elements for the surfaces forming gables.
• This mixed cover retains the benefits of a hard cover and combines the advantages of lighter elements by respecting the protective functions to the atmospheric conditions, security that fills a pool enclosure.
• Fixing said flexible panels to the rigid elements of the structure of the roof module can be implemented by a plurality of solutions. Among the latter, the plaintiff favors the one operating a zipper.
• An advantage of using such a material associated with such a fixing solution lies in the ease of interchangeability of such filler panels.
• a transparent panel may be replaced by an opaque panel and vice versa.
• an airtight flexible panel may be replaced by a flexible panel allowing ventilation through its mesh.
• rods equip the edges of said filler panels and cooperate for attachment with retaining means equipping the elements of the rigid frame.
• these flexible panels are the support of printed decorations.
• the flexible material is used both for the filling panels of the roof elements and those of the elements forming pediments.
• the pediment element adopts a foldable rigid structure, characteristic made possible by the use of a flexible material for the filling panel or panels.
• Another object of the invention is constituted by a shelter of the type consisting of roof elements each consisting of a cover and a rigid armature formed of at least two lateral arches arranged in transverse and spaced planes. by longitudinal crosspieces with two end crosspieces delimiting two longitudinal parallel edges to the roof element resting on a bearing surface, the two roof elements at the ends of the shelter further comprising a vertical pediment element composed of a rigid frame formed of a bow and a cross member flanking an opening closed by at least one filler panel.
• This shelter is remarkable in that the filling material of at least one of the pediment elements is constituted by a textile material.
• said cover is broken down into a plurality of panels, some of which are made of textile.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a view in perspective of an embodiment of a pool cover of the prior art
• FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an embodiment of a pool enclosure according to the invention
• FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of another embodiment of a swimming pool shelter according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 is a front view of a pediment of a shelter according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the fixing of the filling panel forming the pediment
• FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing of a detail sectional view of the connection between two sections of a third embodiment of arches
• FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing of a detail sectional view of the attachment of the edge of the textile panel to the arch profile of FIG. 6,
• FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing of a sectional view of a profile of the end cross-member illustrating the fastening of the edge of the textile panel to the latter
• Fig. 9 is a schematic drawing of a sectional view of the profile of another embodiment of a pediment element. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
• the shelter referenced A as a whole is of the type consisting of roof elements I each consisting of a cover 100 and a rigid armature 200 formed of at least two lateral hoops 210 and 220 arranged in transverse planes and spaced by longitudinal cross members 230 with two end cross members defining two longitudinal parallel edges to the roof element I resting on a bearing surface.
• the two roof elements I located at the ends of the shelter A comprise a vertical element forming a pediment 300 composed of a rigid frame formed of a hoop and a cross member flanking an opening closed by at least one filler panel 310.
• the filler material of at least one of the pediment elements is made of a textile material.
• the shelter A 'adopting the same structure as that described for shelter A further comprises a roof element I' whose filling panels 100 'are constituted by the same material than that of the filling panels 310 'of the pediment 300'.
• a first non-limiting technological choice for fixing the filling panels on the arches is illustrated by the drawing of FIG. 5.
• the textile panel 100 'adopts a substantially rectangular shape and follows the curve of the arches 220'.
• the small sides 120 'of said rectangle are attached to the cross members 230' forming borders and the long sides are fixed on said hoops 210 'and 220'.
• the flanges of the long sides 130 'of the panel 100' are associated with a curved square profile 140 'to cooperate by tight assembly in a corresponding open curved U profile 150' formed on the upper part of the hoops.
• the flange 130 'of the panel 100' is pinched between said square 140 'and said U 150' ensuring not only the attachment of the panel 100 'but also to its power.
• the type of attachment envisaged for the moment for the retention of said panels of flexible material of textile type rigid frame is that of zipper known under the trade name of "zipper".
• the use of such fastening means allows for easier access to the interior of the volume closed by the shelter. So, as illustrated on the drawing of 3, such a closure 111 is used to define and control the opening of an access door 110 'formed in the filler panel 100'.
• Such a closure 311 ' is also used to control the removal or installation of the panel 310' forming the pediment 300 '.
• a preferred but non-limiting embodiment of the fixing of said panel 310 ' is proposed by the drawings of FIGS. 4 and 5.
• this panel 310' which adopts the shape of a portion of disc delimited by the shape of the hoop 220 'and the ground comprises on its edges of the rods 312' and 313 'which in the upper part allows its attachment to said hoop 220' and in the lower part allows its attachment to the ground.
• the hoop 220 'of the end of the pool enclosure is preformed on its face facing the ground a groove 221' which accommodates said upper ring 312 'which will follow because of its flexibility bending of the arch.
• these rods 312 'and 313' are received and retained in the panel 310 'by means of hems equipping the edges of said panel 310'.
• a zipper 311 ' provides the connection between the upper hem hosting the rod 312' disposed and retained in the hoop 220 'and the rest of the panel.
• a strip of elastic material links the zipper 311 'and the upper hem retaining the ring 312' housed in the hoop 220 '.
• FIGS. 6 and 7 This choice is illustrated by the drawings of Figures 6 to 9 in which clips cooperate with suitable shapes of profiles to fix the flanges of the panel, flanges equipped or not with a ring.
• the arch profile 210 '' has a reception and holding zone in position 211 '' consisting of an open U-shaped hollow housing on the top of the arch 210 ' equipping said arch along its entire length.
• the transverse lateral flange of the cover panel 100 '' is equipped with a ring 110 "which is housed in said housing 210" '. To do this, said panel flange 100' 'forms a hem retaining said ring 110' '.
• a clip 300 In order to maintain the rod in position in the housing, a clip 300 "cooperates with the profile of the housing 211 '' preformed for this purpose, said clip 300" comprises a flexible end 310 "in the shape of an arrow allowing it to shrink. and its deployment after shrinkage. This flexibility allows: the introduction of the clip 300 '' in the housing 211 '' during its installation tending to push said ring down the housing and,
• the transverse longitudinal side edge of the panel 100 is attached to the profile of the end cross 230".
• the latter is preformed with a receiving housing and holding position 231 "including a longitudinal groove forming an inverted U 232".
• a clip 400 "comes, by means of a projection 410" of suitable size, bending the end of said panel flange inside said inverted U-profile 232 "for retention purposes.
• another projection 420 "cooperating elastically with a groove 233" formed in the housing 231 "for the purpose of clipping and holding in position the clip 400” and therefore the rim.
• said cover panel 100 is equipped with a ring on its transverse edges cooperating with the hoops and remains without a ring to allow their folding on the longitudinal edges cooperating with the end rails.
• the profile of the arch forming a pediment is preformed on the one hand to accommodate the rim of a cover panel 100 "along the curve of the arch and, on the other hand, to accommodate a panel 500 "constituting the vertical facade of said pediment.
• the upper end of the vertical panel is equipped with a rod 510 "associated with a fixing block 600" which, having a tapered upper end and an enlarged lower end, is introduced into a housing 241 "spared in the profile 240 "which has an opening width between the width of the fuselage and the width of the enlarged base so as to allow the reception of the fixing block 600" and to retain it.
• the shelters on which the invention can be applied are numerous and may in particular be of a type different from that illustrated as: - high shelter,

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