Apparatus and methods for forming deck edging for swimming pools

Abstract

Apparatus is provided for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool. The apparatus comprises a form member shaped to form the edging, and a support member adapted to removably couple to the elongated track and the form member. A method is provided for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool, comprising removably coupling a support member to the elongated track, and removably coupling a form member, shaped to form the edging, to the support member.

1 . Apparatus for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool, comprising: 
 (a) a form member shaped to form the edging, and    (b) a support member adapted to be removably coupled to the form member and to removably couple the form member to the elongated track.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the form member includes a portion adapted to removably couple to the support member.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the portion of the form member includes structure to mate with structure on the support member.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support member has a first portion adapted to removably couple to the elongated guide track, and a second portion adapted to removably couple to the form member.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the first portion of the support member includes structure to mate with structure on the elongated guide track.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the second portion of the support member includes structure to mate with structure on the form member.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a coupling member for removably coupling the form member to the support member.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the coupling member is adapted to removably secure the structure on the form member in a mating relationship to the structure of the second portion of the support member.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the form member includes a alignment member thereon for aligning and coupling the form member to adjacent form members.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the alignment member is a channel formed to accept a splice member for aligning and coupling the form member to the adjacent form members.  
     
     
         11 . Apparatus for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track is attached to a wall of the swimming pool for coupling to a guide member for the pool cover, comprising: 
 a form member shaped to form the edging, and    a support member having a first portion adapted to removably mate to the elongated guide track, and having second portion adapted to removably mate to the form member.    
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member includes a portion adapted to removably mate to the second portion of the support member.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein the first portion of the support member includes track mating structure to mate with structure on the elongated track.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the second portion of the support member includes form mating structure to mate with structure on the form member.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1   1 , further comprising a coupling member for removably securing the form member to the support member in a mating relationship.  
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the coupling member is a removable clamp.  
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member has a support member mating structure on a bottom portion of the form member adapted to mate with the support member.  
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the second portion of the support member has a form member mating structure on a top portion of the support member to mate with the support member mating structure.  
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the support member includes a track mating structure to mate with a support member mating structure on the elongated track.  
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member is removably secured to the support member so that it may be removed from the support member before the edging has hardened without damaging the edging.  
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member is shaped to form a cantilevered shaped edging.  
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member is shaped to form a bull-nose shaped edging.  
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the form member is shaped to form an inclined shaped edging.  
     
     
         24 . A method for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool, comprising: 
 (a) removably coupling a support member to the elongated track, and    (b) removably coupling a form member, shaped to form the edging, to the support member.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising removably mating the form member to the support member.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising removably mating a first portion on the support member to the elongated track, and removably mating a second portion on the support member to the form member.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising coupling the form member and the support member with a removable coupling member.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising removably coupling the form member with adjacent form members.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the form member is mated to the support member, so as to be removed after the edging is formed.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the form member is mated to the support member, so as to be removed before the edging has hardened.  
     
     
         31 . A method for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track is attached to a wall of the swimming pool for coupling to a guide member for the pool cover, comprising: 
 (a) removably mating a first portion of a support member to an elongated track, and    (b) removably mating a second portion of the support member to a form member shaped to form the edging.    
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , comprising removably mating the second portion of the support member to a support member mating structure on the form member.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 31 , comprising removably mating the first portion of the support member to a mating structure on the elongated track.