Foldable Pool

The application claims priority of Chinese patent application NO.2024211243523, filed on May 22, 2024, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entireties.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of pools, and in particular, to a foldable pool.

A pet pool is a product used for allowing a pet to take a bath and swim. To facilitate storage and transportation, foldable pet pools have emerged on the market. The pool is generally composed of an annular pool body and a pool bottom, and the pool body is generally composed of two layers of fabrics and a hard panel located between the two layers of fabrics. The pool bottom is made up of a layer of fabric that is the same as that of the pool body. To improve the stability of the pool during use, an inclined supporting structure is arranged on a side wall of the pool body. The inclined supporting structure includes a limiting bottom fabric connected to the pool bottom and a supporting plate, and a layer of fabric is wrapped outside the supporting plate. The supporting plate is arranged inside the fabric and cannot be disassembled. Therefore, when the pool body is folded and stored, the supporting plate will protrude out of the pool body, which increases the volume for storage and product packaging and increases the transportation cost.

The present disclosure mainly aims to provide a foldable pool used to solve the problem that when the existing foldable pool is stored, a supporting plate protrudes out to increase the volume.

In order to solve the technical problem, the technical scheme provided by the present disclosure is as follows.

A foldable pool includes a foldable pool body and a pool bottom made of a flexible material, wherein a plurality of supporting structures are arranged on an outer side wall of the pool body; each supporting structure includes a limiting pull strap, an inclined pull strap, and a first hard panel;

one end of the limiting pull strap is connected to one end of the inclined pull strap; the limiting pull strap and the inclined pull strap are both made of flexible materials; the other end of the limiting pull strap is connected to the pool bottom or a position of the pool body close to the pool bottom; the other end of the inclined pull strap is located above the limiting pull strap and connected to the pool body; and the first hard panel is detachably arranged on the inclined pull strap.

Further, a first mounting chamber with a first opening on one side is formed on the inclined pull strap; and when the first hard panel is assembled on the inclined pull strap, the first hard panel is arranged in the first mounting chamber.

Further, the inclined pull strap includes an outer inclined layer and an inner inclined layer, and the first mounting chamber is formed by connecting the outer inclined layer to the inner inclined layer.

Further, the limiting pull strap and the inner inclined layer use the same piece of laminated fabric.

Further, a top of the outer inclined layer is fixed on the pool body, and a bottom of the outer inclined layer is fixed at a bottom of a side surface of the inner inclined layer away from the pool body; and a top end of the inner inclined layer is connected at a position of the outer inclined layer close to the top.

Further, both the outer inclined layer and the inner inclined layer are square; a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side edge of the inner inclined layer are all welded to the outer inclined layer to form a first indentation; a top edge of the outer inclined layer is welded to the pool body to form a second indentation; and the second indentation is located above the first indentation.

Further, a width of the first indentation is 3 mm to 15 mm.

Further, the pool body is annular and includes a flexible inner layer, a flexible outer layer, and a plurality of second hard panels; the flexible inner layer is connected to the flexible outer layer to form a plurality of second mounting chambers which are horizontally spaced and distributed; a crease portion is formed between two adjacent second mounting chambers; and the second hard panels are arranged in the second mounting chambers.

Further, a top of the flexible inner layer is welded to a top of the flexible outer layer; a bottom of the flexible outer layer is welded to the bottom and top of the flexible inner layer; two sides of the flexible inner layer are overlapped and welded to two sides of the flexible outer layer; the flexible outer layer is welded to the flexible inner layer on two sides of the second mounting chambers to form crease portions; and each second mounting chamber is surrounded by a third indentation, a fourth indentation, and two adjacent crease portions.

Further, a width of each crease portion is 3 mm to 15 mm.

Further, a cross section of the pool body is hexagonal; three second hard panels are arranged on a pair of opposite side walls of the pool body; one second hard panel is arranged on each of the other four side walls of the pool body;

Further, a top of the pool body is connected with a top covered edge; one end of the top covered edge is connected to the flexible inner layer; and the other end of the top covered edge is connected to the flexible outer layer after being bent.

Further, the top covered edge and the flexible inner layer use the same piece of fabric.

Further, one end of the top covered edge, the top of the flexible outer layer, and the flexible inner layer are welded together to form a third indentation; and a width of the third indentation is 3 mm to 15 mm.

Further, the pool bottom includes a peripheral connecting sheet and a middle sheet; the peripheral connecting sheet is an annular ring; the middle sheet is connected to the peripheral connecting sheet by welding; the middle sheet is located in the middle of the peripheral connecting sheet; and an outer side of the peripheral connecting sheet is connected to a bottom of the pool body.

Further, the middle sheet is welded to the peripheral connecting sheet to form a fourth indentation; and the fourth indentation is located on an inner side of the foldable pool;

Further, materials of the flexible outer layer, the flexible inner layer, the top covered edge, the peripheral connecting sheet, the middle sheet, the limiting pull strap, and the inclined pull strap are all laminated fabrics.

Further, a material of the flexible outer layer is a laminated fabric formed by gluing a mesh fabric with yarns heavier than 500 D and a density greater than 6*6 pieces/inch, or the flexible outer layer is a fabric with peel strength greater than 25 N/inch;

Further, several first magnetic suction members on the first hard panel; a second magnetic suction member is arranged at a position, corresponding to the first magnetic suction member, on the inclined pull strap; and when the first hard panel is assembled on an outer side or inner side of the inclined pull strap, the first magnetic suction member attracts the second magnetic suction member;

Further, the first hard panel is fixed on an inner side or outer side of the inclined pull strap in a buckled, adhered, welding, or tied manner.

The present disclosure has the beneficial effects: Compared with the prior art, In this invention, by the arrangement of the foldable pool body, the pool bottom made of the flexible material, the limiting pull strap, and the inclined pull strap, the entire pool is foldable. Furthermore, the supporting structures are configured on the outer side wall of the pool body and are configured to achieve an inclined supporting effect during use of the foldable pool, so as to improve the stability of the foldable pool after the foldable pool is filled with water. In addition, the first hard panel is detachably arranged on the inclined pull strap. To store the foldable pool, the first hard panel can be removed from the inclined pull strap to prevent the first hard panel from protruding after the limiting pull strap is folded towards the pool body. This can reduce the size of the foldable pool after storage, reduce a storage space and a transportation space, reduce the costs.

The accompanying drawings in the embodiment of the present disclosure are combined, The technical scheme in the embodiment of the present disclosure is clearly and completely described, Obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the present disclosure, but not all embodiments are based on the embodiment of the present disclosure, and all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field on the premise of not doing creative work belong to the protection range of the present disclosure.

Referring toto, a foldable pool according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

The foldable pool includes a foldable pool bodyand a pool bottom made of a flexible material. A plurality of supporting structuresare arranged on an outer side wall of the pool body; each supporting structurecomprises a limiting pull strap, an inclined pull strap, and a first hard panel. One end of the limiting pull strapis connected to one end of the inclined pull strap; the limiting pull strapand the inclined pull strapare both made of flexible materials; the other end of the limiting pull strapis connected to the pool bottom or a position of the pool bodyclose to the pool bottom; the other end of the inclined pull strapis located above the limiting pull strapand connected to the pool body; and the first hard panelis detachably arranged on the inclined pull strap.

In this embodiment, by the arrangement of the foldable pool body, the pool bottom made of the flexible material, the limiting pull strap, and the inclined pull strap, the entire pool is foldable. Furthermore, the supporting structuresare configured on the outer side wall of the pool bodyand are configured to achieve an inclined supporting effect during use of the foldable pool, so as to improve the stability of the foldable pool after the foldable pool is filled with water. In addition, the first hard panelis detachably arranged on the inclined pull strap. To store the foldable pool, the first hard panelcan be removed from the inclined pull strapto prevent the first hard panelfrom protruding after the limiting pull strapis folded towards the pool body. This can reduce the size of the foldable pool after storage, reduce a storage space and a transportation space, reduce the transportation costs, and solve the problem that protruding of a supporting plate increases the volume during the storage of the existing foldable pool.

In practical application, the first hard panelcan be detachably connected to the inclined pull strapin a push-pull manner.

In an embodiment, a first mounting chamberwith a first opening on one side is formed on the inclined pull strap. Therefore, to use the foldable pool, the first hard panelcan be inserted into the first mounting chamberfrom the first opening, so that the first hard panelis assembled on the inclined pull strap, and the first hard panelis used to slantways support the pool body. Furthermore, to store the foldable pool, the first hard panelcan be withdrawn from the first mounting chamber, so that the first hard panelis removed from the inclined pull strap.

Specifically, the inclined pull strapincludes an outer inclined layerand an inner inclined layer. The outer inclined layeris connected to the inner inclined layer. The first opening and the first mounting chamberare formed by connecting the outer inclined layerto the inner inclined layer. In other embodiments, a plurality of strap bodies are arranged on an inner surface or outer surface of the inclined pull strap, and a limiting chamber can be further formed by matching the strap bodies with the inclined pull strapto assemble the first hard panel.

To save the manufacturing process, the limiting pull strapand the inner inclined layeruse the same piece of laminated fabric, which can save a welding process between two laminated fabrics.

In an embodiment, a top of the outer inclined layeris fixed on the pool body, and a bottom of the outer inclined layeris fixed at a bottom of a side surface of the inner inclined layeraway from the pool body; and a top end of the inner inclined layeris connected at a position of the outer inclined layerclose to the top. In this way, after water is fed into the foldable pool, under the pressure of the water, the supporting structurescause the first hard panelto not directly apply a force to cut off a joint between the outer inclined layerand the pool body, but to apply a force to a joint between the top end of the inner inclined layerand the position of the outer inclined layerclose to the top end. Furthermore, under the action of the joint between the outer inclined layerand the pool body, an abutment force can be further applied to the first hard panelto prevent the top end of the inner inclined layerfrom being separated from the top of the outer inclined layer, thereby improving the stability of mounting and supporting of the supporting structures.

Specifically, the outer inclined layerand the inner inclined layerare square; a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side edge of the inner inclined layerare all welded to the outer inclined layerto form a first indentation, so as to form the first mounting chamberwith the first opening on the side, thus facilitating the mounting of the first hard panel. A top edge of the outer inclined layeris welded to the pool bodyto form a second indentation; and the second indentationis located above the first indentation.

A width of each of the first indentationand the second indentationcan be 3 mm to 15 mm. According to the size of the pool, the widths of the first indentationand the second indentationcan be customized to maintain the strength of connection between the outer inclined layerand the inner inclined layer, and the strength of connection between the supporting structuresand the pool body. In this embodiment, the widths of the first indentationand the second indentationare both between 5 mm and 6 mm.

In the above embodiment, when the supporting structuresare unfolded to support the pool body, an included angle between the limiting pull strapand the inclined pull strapis 30° to 75°. In this way, the first hard panelcan effectively support the pool body.

In practical application, the first hard panelcan alternatively be detachably connected to the inclined pull strapin a magnetic suction manner.

Specifically, one or more first magnetic suction membersare arranged on the first hard panel, and a second magnetic suction memberis arranged at a position, corresponding to the first magnetic suction member, on the inclined pull strap, as shown in. During use of the foldable pool, the first hard panelcan be sucked and fixed on the inclined pull strapthrough the first magnetic suction membersand the second magnetic suction member, thus achieving triangular supporting on the pool bodyin conjunction with the limiting pull strap. To make the first hard panelstably support the pool body, the first hard panelcan be mounted on one side of the inclined pull strapclose to the pool body. The inclined pull strapand the limiting pull strapare connected to the pool body, so that a limiting role can be played in the supporting of the first hard panel, which prevents the impact on the supporting effect caused by the fact that the first hard panelmoves or even falls off from the inclined pull strapafter overcoming a suction force between the first magnetic suction memberand the second magnetic suction memberduring supporting. Of course, in other embodiments, the first hard panelcan alternatively be mounted on one side of the inclined pull strapaway from the pool body.

The first magnetic suction memberis a magnet or a metal sheet attracted to the magnet, and the second magnetic suction memberis a magnet. Or, the second magnetic suction memberis a metal sheet attracted to the magnet, and the first magnetic suction memberis a magnet.

In practical application, the first hard panelis fixed on an inner side or outer side of the inclined pull strapin a buckled, adhered, or tied manner. The adhesion can be achieved using a hook and loop fastener, which means that the first hard panelis detachably connected to the inclined pull strapthrough the hook and loop fastener, as shown in.

In the above embodiment, the pool bodyis annular and includes a flexible inner layer, a flexible outer layer, and a plurality of second hard panels; the flexible inner layeris connected to the flexible outer layerto form a plurality of second mounting chamberswhich are horizontally spaced and distributed; a crease portionis formed between two adjacent second mounting chambers; and the second hard panelsare arranged in the second mounting chambers. Thus, along the crease sections, the second hard panelscan be stacked to achieve the storage of the foldable pool of this embodiment. Furthermore, the second hard panelscan be used to provide a vertical pool body. The pool body can accommodate the water in the pool in conjunction with the pool bottom. A cross section of the pool bodycan be circular, polygonal, or irregularly shaped.

Specifically, a top of the flexible inner layeris welded to a top of the flexible outer layer; a bottom of the flexible inner layeris welded to the bottom of the flexible outer layer; and two sides of the flexible outer layerand two sides of the second mounting chambersare both welded with the flexible inner layerto form the cease portions. Two sides of the flexible inner layerare overlapped and welded to the two sides of the flexible outer layerto form one of the cease portions, so as to form the pool body with a stable structure. A width of each crease portion can be 3 mm to 15 mm. According to the size of the pool, the width of each crease sectioncan be customized to maintain the strength of connection between the top of the flexible inner layerand the flexible outer layer. In this embodiment, the width of each crease portion is 5 mm to 6 mm.

In an embodiment, a cross section of the pool bodyis hexagonal; three second hard panelsare arranged on a pair of opposite side walls of the pool body; and one second hard panelis arranged on each of the other four side walls of the pool body. The number of the supporting structuresis eight; and one supporting structureis provided at a position, corresponding to each second hard panel, on the side wall of the pool bodythat is correspondingly provided with the three second hard panels. In addition, the other two second hard panelscorrespond to the other pair of opposite side walls of the pool body, so that the supporting structurescan stably support the pool body.

In an embodiment, a top of the pool bodyis connected with a top covered edge. One end of the top covered edgeis connected to the flexible inner layer; and the other end of the top covered edgeis connected to the flexible outer layerafter being bent. By use of the top covered edge, the top of the flexible outer layerand the top of the flexible inner layerof the pool bodycan be wrapped to protect the top of the pool body, thus preventing a pet from scratching or biting the top of the pool bodywhen the pet swims in the foldable pool. A protective effect is achieved.

In an embodiment, to facilitate production and manufacturing and save the manufacturing process, the top covered edgeand the flexible inner layeruse the same piece of fabric. Specifically, one end of the top covered edge, the top of the flexible outer layer, and the flexible inner layerare welded together to form a third indentation, so as to fix the top covered edge, the flexible outer layer, and the flexible inner layertogether. A width of the third indentationis 3 mm to 15 mm. According to the size of the pool, the width of the third indentationcan be customized to maintain the strength of connection among the top covered edge, the flexible inner layer, and the top of the flexible outer layer. In this embodiment, the width of the third indentationis 5 mm to 6 mm.

In one embodiment, the pool bottom includes a peripheral connecting sheetand a middle sheet; the peripheral connecting sheetis an annular ring; the middle sheetis connected to the peripheral connecting sheetand is located in the middle of the peripheral connecting sheet; and an outer side of the peripheral connecting sheetis connected to a bottom of the pool body.

The middle sheetis welded to the peripheral connecting sheetto form a fourth indentation; and the fourth indentationis located on an inner side of the foldable pool. A width of the middle sheetand/or peripheral connecting sheetlocated on the inner side of the foldable pool is greater than or equal to a distance between the pool bodyand the middle sheet, or a width of the fourth indentationis greater than or equal to the distance between the pool bodyand the middle sheet. Namely, during use of the foldable pool, the first indentationor the middle sheetand/or peripheral connecting sheet located in the foldable pool may cover the peripheral connecting sheetbetween the pool bodyand the middle sheet. This can increase the thickness and strength between the pool bodyand the middle sheet, protect a position between the pool bodyand the middle sheet, and prevent a pet from scratching the position.