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
  • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
  • E04H4/1209—Treatment of water for swimming pools
  • E04H4/1218—Devices for removal of polluted water; Circumferential gutters
  • E04H4/1227—Circumferential gutters
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
  • E04C2/00—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels
  • E04C2/30—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure
  • E04C2/42—Gratings; Grid-like panels
  • E04C2/427—Expanded metal or other monolithic gratings

Definitions

• Grid module for peripheral trough for evacuating overflow water from a swimming pool and grid obtained
• the invention relates, on the one hand, to a grid module for a peripheral chute for discharging overflowing water from a swimming pool, said chute adjacent to the edge of the swimming pool, and, secondly, to the grid obtained from these modules. .
• These channels and their grid are generally rectangular in shape, which moreover perfectly meets the requirements of most swimming pools, the edges of which are generally straight.
• the water penetration orifices are generally formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chute and without any roughness other than those necessary to make the upper surface of the grid non-slip. During large overflows, the pool water therefore tends to pass over the grid and to spread beyond the chute, which ultimately generates a significant loss of water in the pool which will be necessary. compensate periodically.
• the invention aims to remedy these various drawbacks by proposing a grid module for a peripheral chute for discharging overflowing water from a swimming pool.
• This grid module is characterized in that it comprises a central longitudinal bend, bendable, playing a connecting role for at least one transverse rib arranged on an edge on either side of this central rib, said transverse rib being provided on its upper part of perpendicular strips projecting outward and constituting the plantar surface of the grid.
• this bendable grid in semi-rigid thermoplastic material allows it to adapt both to straight lines and to curvatures imposed by the peripheral trough of a swimming pool or any similar type of trough and whatever the use.
• the lamellae formed on the upper part of each transverse rib form a projection relative to these ribs and constitute a vague breeze and a trap arranged substantially perpendicularly to the overflowing waters of the swimming pool.
• the coating of the grid is therefore perfectly non-slip because water cannot stagnate on its upper part.
• each grid module has at each end of the longitudinal rib, a connecting device making it possible to secure the connection formed by several grid modules.
• the grid module can comprise, on either side of the central longitudinal rib, one or more transverse ribs, the grid obtained then being composed of the assembly of one or more of these modules and as previously defined.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the operating principle of a grid according to the invention, implemented in a curved chute.
• Figure 2 is a detail and plan view of Figure 1.
• - Figure 3 is a vertical section along BB.
• - Figure 4 is a vertical section along AA.
• FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a grid module with its connecting devices with adjacent modules.
• a grid module (1) in accordance with the invention has been produced from a semi-rigid synthetic material injected and implemented on a chute (2) formed along the coping (not shown) of a swimming pool.
• the grid module (1) comprises a central longitudinal rib (3) offering sufficient elasticity to match the curvatures of the trough (2).
• This central rib plays a role of connection between the various transverse ribs (4) arranged in edges on either side thereof.
• transverse ribs (4) are provided on their upper part with strips (5). These strips protrude perpendicularly towards the outside of the latter.
• the set of strips (5) successively consists of long (5 ') and short (5 ") strips.
• These long strips (5') form an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the transverse ribs (4) and may have a configuration of the type "V", “W”, “A”, “U” or, as in this example, in an arc of a circle.
• These short strips (5 ") are studs or steps with the base n ' not exceed the width of the transverse rib (4).
• transverse ribs of two adjacent modules are arranged or implemented head to tail on the central rib (3) a long strip (5 ') of a module (1) located in screw with a short strip (5 ") of a module (1 ').
• Figures 3 and 4 show respectively transverse and longitudinal sections of the transverse ribs (4). These figures show the shape of the lower part of these ribs and the reinforcements provided to support any load or shock applied from top to bottom.
• the vertical strips (5'-5 ") all have the same height of projection relative to the upper part of said transverse ribs. projections are made up of long (5 ') and short (5 ") slats and serve as a footbed for the user of the swimming pool. As indicated above, it is conventional, when bending the grid module (1), to ensure that the end strips (5 ′), outside the bending zone, remain nested. This avoids excessively large voids between the slats of two adjacent grid modules (1-1 '), voids causing discomfort at the level of the user and which can allow obstructing objects to enter the chute.
• each transverse rib (4) constitutes a vague breeze and a trap with a substantially perpendicular configuration for the overflowing waters of the swimming pool (the arrow in figure 1 indicates the direction of arrival of these waters). The latter are therefore directly captured in the direction of the chute (2) and cannot stagnate on the upper covering of the grid which remains dry and therefore non-slip.
• a grid model (1) comprises at each end of the central longitudinal rib (3) a connecting device (6-6 ') to ensure the joining of the path formed by several grid modules (1-1 ').
• this connecting device consists of a tenon (7) and a mortise (8); It follows that each grid module (1-1 ') comprises at each opposite end of its central longidudinal rib (3-3') a tenon (7) and a mortise (8), intended to come to fit on the corresponding mortise or tenon of the adjacent grid module.
• the swimming pool grid according to the invention may be constituted by one or more grid modules, each module comprising a central longitudinal bendable rib and at least one transverse rib provided with strips.

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