Pool convertible between swimming pool and spray park

The pool's height-adjustable floor enables efficient conversion between swimming and spray park modes, addressing the lack of versatility in existing pools by allowing seamless transformation and maintaining water use.

EP4585313A2Pending Publication Date: 2025-07-16VARIOPOOL
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2025179573
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2020-06-24
Filing Date
2021-06-24
Publication Date
2025-07-16

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing pools lack versatility as they are designed for a specific purpose and require labor-intensive conversion for alternative uses, leading to inefficient space utilization.

Method used

A pool with a height-adjustable floor that can convert between a swimming pool and a spray park, featuring a basin and fountain nozzles that adjust along the sidewalls, allowing seamless transformation without disassembly.

Benefits of technology

The pool offers increased versatility by converting between swimming and spray park functions efficiently, maintaining water use and reducing manual labor, with adjustable depth and fountain features.

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Abstract

This disclosure presents a pool (1) that is convertible between a swimming pool and a spray park. This pool (1) comprises a basin (2) configured to be filled with a water body to a water level (3) and a height-adjustable floor (4) comprising at least one fountain nozzle (5) configured to produce a fountain (6) having a component normal to a top surface (7) of the floor (4), wherein the floor (4) is arranged in the basin (2) and is height-adjustable along sidewalls of the basin (2) between a lower position defining the swimming pool above said floor (4) and inside said basin (2) and an elevated position defining the spray park above said floor (4). The pool further comprises tubing (8) configured to guide pressurised water to the at least one fountain nozzle (5), wherein the tubing (8) is at least partly comprised in and / or arranged along the floor (4) and comprises one or more flexible regions (9) configured to allow height-adjusting of the floor (4). The pool (1) is further configured to accommodate the one or more flexible regions (9) of the tubing (8) when the floor (4) is in the lower position.
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