Vicki Elaine Peterson

US Patent:

20070039094, Feb 22, 2007

Filed:

Aug 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/206566

Inventors:

Douglas Peterson - Bullhead City AZ, US
Vicki Peterson - Bullhead City AZ, US

International Classification:

E04H 4/00

US Classification:

004506000

Abstract:

A repair kit is provided for extending the use of inflatable pools. When the inflatable ring around the top of such a pool is deflated, flotation devices are placed under the flap of the inflatable ring. Any flotation devices may be used that are safe, provide buoyancy, and will not puncture the material of the ring, for example the foam flotation devices called “noodles.” The flotation devices are kept in place under the flap of the ring by a binding apparatus with sufficient weight to keep the flotation devices from floating loose. For example, a standard garden hose may be inserted through a small slit in the ring to serve as binding. The repair kit may be used on a pool with a ring without a leak, to avoid having subsequent leaks. The repair kit also allows a pool to be filled higher with water than when the pool's ring is inflated.