Clamping assembly and poolside table

Abstract

A clamping assembly includes a clamping body, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, a first knob screw, and a second knob screw. The first clamping member is slidably connected to an upper end of the clamping body, the first knob screw is rotatably connected to the clamping body, and the first knob screw is in threaded connection to the first clamping member to drive the first clamping member to slide. The second knob screw is in threaded connection to a lower end of the clamping body, and an end part of the second knob screw is connected to the second clamping member. A poolside table includes at least one table board and an end plate connected to an end part of the table board through insertion, and the end plate is connected to the clamping assembly.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202520333112.2 with a filing date of Feb. 27, 2025. The content of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, is incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] This application belongs to the field of pool equipment technologies, and in particular, relates to a clamping assembly and a poolside table.BACKGROUND

[0003] A pool is a dedicated facility for swimming activities or aquatic recreation. People can engage in recreational activities or competitions in the pool. Users often install a table on a perimeter of an above-ground pool, providing convenient access to swimming equipment, towels, beverages, and food items during swimming. Objects are orderly placed on the table, thereby reducing disorder around the pool, reducing a risk of falling or slipping, and enhancing use safety.

[0004] Conventional poolside tables have fixed dimensions, and are mainly designed in consideration of stability and a bearing capacity. However, the table is limited in actual use, and cannot be effectively adjusted especially in cooperation with above-ground pools of different sizes or specifications. An existing poolside table has a fixed size, and a user usually faces a problem that the existing poolside table cannot fit a pool fence perfectly. Such mismatching affects use convenience, and may cause potential safety hazards, for example, instability or tilting of the table.

[0005] As people’s needs on leisure activities increase, needs on more flexible and adjustable poolside tables gradually increase in the market. The user expects to flexibly adjust configuration of the poolside table according to a specific size and shape of a pool of the user, to achieve better use experience.SUMMARY

[0006] This application provides a clamping assembly and a poolside table. The clamping assembly is connected to a pool fence, to adjust an angle of a table board surface of the poolside table. Adjacent table boards are connected to each other through an extension assembly, to extend the table board surface, thereby overcoming disadvantages in the prior art.

[0007] To resolve the above technical problem, this application provides the following technical solution.

[0008] According to a first technical solution provided in this application, a clamping assembly is configured to be clamped on a pool fence to provide support for mounting a table board of the poolside table. The clamping assembly includes a clamping body, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, a first knob screw, and a second knob screw; the first clamping member is slidably connected to an upper end of the clamping body; the first knob screw is rotatably connected to the clamping body; and the first knob screw is in threaded connection to the first clamping member to drive the first clamping member to slide;

[0009] the second knob screw is in threaded connection to a lower end of the clamping body, and an end part of the second knob screw is connected to the second clamping member; and

[0010] both an operating end of the first knob screw and an operating end of the second knob screw are located on an outer side of the pool fence; and a direction of a force applied by the first clamping member to the pool fence is opposite to a direction of a force applied by the second clamping member to the pool fence.

[0011] Further, an elbow is disposed on an end part of the first clamping member, and is configured to abut against an inner side of the pool fence.

[0012] According to a second technical solution provided in this application, a poolside table includes at least one table board; and

[0013] an end plate, configured to be connected to an end part of the table board through insertion, where the end plate is connected to the clamping assembly in the first technical solution.

[0014] In one embodiment, two or more table boards are provided, and adjacent table boards are connected to each other through an extension assembly; and at least one extension assembly is further connected to the clamping assembly.

[0015] Further, the extension assembly includes a pivotal member and adjusting members located on two sides of the pivotal member; and one side of the adjusting member is rotatably mounted inside the pivotal member, and the other side of the adjusting member is connected to a corresponding table board.

[0016] In another embodiment, a first pin is disposed on a first end of the adjusting member, and a second pin is disposed on a second end of the adjusting member; two sides of the pivotal member are respectively provided with a left cavity and a right cavity; a first end of each of the left cavity and the right cavity is provided with a sliding slot that fits the first pin; and a second end of each of the left cavity and the right cavity is provided with a pin hole that fits the second pin.

[0017] Further, a first elastic member is further disposed between the first pin and the adjusting member, and a second elastic member is further disposed between the second pin and the adjusting member.

[0018] In one embodiment, a clamping slot is provided on the clamping body; and a first snap-fit connector is disposed on the pivotal member, a second snap-fit connector is disposed on the end plate, and the first snap-fit connector and the second snap-fit connector are separately in snap-fit to the clamping slot of the corresponding clamping body.

[0019] In one embodiment, a first joint is disposed on an end that is of the adjusting member and that is away from the pivotal member, and is configured to be connected to the table board through insertion.

[0020] In one embodiment, a second joint is disposed on the end plate, and is configured to be connected to the table board through insertion.

[0021] In any embodiment of the second technical solution, the table board includes a first tabletop and a second tabletop that are foldable toward each other as well as a foldable frame, wherein the foldable frame is fastened to a back surface of the table board.

[0022] Further, a groove is provided on a back surface of each of the first tabletop and the second tabletop; and after the first tabletop and the second tabletop are folded toward each other, an accommodating cavity is formed by the two grooves.

[0023] The beneficial effects achieved by this application are as follows: Two forces with opposite directions are applied by the clamping assembly to the pool fence, to reliably connect the poolside table to the pool fence through abutting, and adjust an angle of a tabletop by the second knob screw. According to this application, when the extension assembly is used, table boards can be added or reduced to meet different use requirements. Therefore, configuration of the poolside table can be flexibly adjusted by a user according to an actual situation, to achieve better use experience.

[0024] According to this application, an angle between adjacent table boards can be further adjusted by the extension assembly to adapt to an angle or a curvature of the pool fence, making the table boards fit the fence pool.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The accompanying drawings are provided for further comprehension of this application and constitute a part of the specification. The accompanying drawings, together with the embodiments of this application, are intended to explain rather than limit this application.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing distribution of a poolside table on a pool fence according to an embodiment of this application;

[0027] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing fastening a poolside table to a pool fence according to an embodiment of this application;

[0028] FIG. 3 is a structural exploded view showing a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0029] FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram showing a clamping assembly of a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0030] FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a clamping assembly of a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0031] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing angle adjustment of a poolside table on a pool fence according to an embodiment of this application;

[0032] FIG. 7 is a structural exploded view showing an extension assembly of a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0033] FIG. 8 is a structural exploded view showing an extension assembly of a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application from another perspective;

[0034] FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram showing details of an extension assembly of a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0035] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing connection of adjacent table boards in a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0036] FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a position A shown in FIG. 10;

[0037] FIG. 12 is an exploded view showing a connecting structure of adjacent table boards in a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0038] FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram showing an end plate in a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0039] FIG. 14 is a structural exploded view showing a table board in a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application;

[0040] FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing folding of a table board in a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application; and

[0041] FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram showing a poolside table according to an embodiment of this application.

[0042] Reference numerals: 1, table board; 11, first tabletop; 12, second tabletop; 13, accommodating cavity; 14, inserting hole; 15, locating slot; 16, connecting hole;

[0043] 2, extension assembly; 21, pivotal member; 211, sliding slot; 212, pin hole; 213, first snap-fit connector; 214, left cavity; 215, right cavity; 22, adjusting member; 221, first locating block; 222, first joint;

[0044] 3, end plate; 31, second locating block; 32, second joint; 33, second snap-fit connector;

[0045] 4, clamping assembly; 41, clamping body; 411, cavity; 42, first clamping member; 421, elbow; 43, first knob screw; 44, second clamping member; 45, second knob screw; 46, clamping slot;

[0046] 5, first pin; 6, second pin; 7, first elastic member; 8, second elastic member; 9, foldable frame;

[0047] 100, poolside table; and 200, pool fence.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0048] The preferred embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate this application, rather than to limit this application.Embodiment 1

[0049] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and , a poolside table is configured to be mounted on an outer side of a pool fence 200. The poolside table 100 includes several table boards 1, an extension assembly 2 connecting adjacent table boards 1, end plates 3, and clamping assemblies 4. Any table board 1 may be connected to another table board 1 through the extension assembly 2, to extend a table board surface of the poolside table 100. End parts of two table boards 1 located on two ends of the poolside table 100 are further respectively connected to the end plates 3. The extension assemblies 2 and the end plates 3 are further connected to the clamping assemblies 4. The clamping assembly 4 is configured to be clamped onto the pool fence 200, to fasten the poolside table 100 to the pool fence 200.

[0050] It should be noted that, the pool fence 200 is disposed around a pool. A side that is of the pool fence 200 and that faces the pool is an inner side of the pool fence 200, and a side that is of the pool fence 200 and that is away from the pool is an outer side of the pool fence 200.

[0051] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the clamping assembly 4 includes a clamping body 41, a first clamping member 42, a second clamping member 44, and a first knob screw 43 and a second knob screw 45 that are configured to respectively control the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 44. The clamping body 41 is T-shaped, and a cavity 411 is disposed on an upper end of the clamping body 41. The first clamping member 42 is slidably nested in the cavity 411. The first knob screw 43 is rotatably connected to an upper end of the clamping body 41, and the first knob screw 43 is in threaded connection to the first clamping member 42 in the cavity 411. In this way, the first knob screw 43 is able to be rotated to slide the first clamping member 42 on the clamping body 41 back and forth. An elbow 421 is disposed at a front end of the first clamping member 42, and the elbow 421 functions as a clamping portion of the first clamping member 42. When the clamping assembly 4 is clamped on the pool fence 200, the elbow 421 is configured to abut against the inner side of the pool fence 200. A threaded hole is provided at a lower end of the clamping body 41. The second knob screw 45 is in threaded connection in the threaded hole. An end part of the second knob screw 45 is fixedly connected to the second clamping member 44. The second clamping member 44 is configured to abut against the outer side of the pool fence 200.

[0052] It can be learned that, a force is applied by the elbow 421 of the first clamping member 42 to the pool fence 200, and a direction of the force faces toward the outer side of the pool. A force applied by the second clamping member 44 to the pool fence 200 faces toward the inner side of the pool. Therefore, directions of the two forces are opposite to each other. In this way, when the table board 1 is mounted on the clamping body 41, and after an object is placed on the table board 1, the table board 1 can be better kept balanced through the forces in opposite directions. In addition, pressure applied to the clamping assembly 4 is effectively dispersed, thereby fastening the poolside table 100 to the pool fence 200 more stably, and reducing sliding or tiling due to an external force. This design can be suitable for pool fences 200 of different thicknesses and shapes, providing a better clamping effect. Regardless of materials or structures of the pool fence 200, both the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 44 can tightly fit each other by adjusting applied forces. The two clamping members can be uniformly stressed on the pool fence 200 by using two clamping forces in opposite directions, thereby reducing local stress concentration, and further reducing a risk of damaging the pool fence 200 or the clamping assembly 4.

[0053] In addition, both an operating end of the first knob screw 43 and an operating end of the second knob screw 45 are located on the outer side of the pool fence 200. The first knob screw 43 and the second knob screw 45 can be directly operated by a user simply and conveniently on an outer side of an above-ground pool. In addition, after the clamping assembly 4 is fastened to the pool fence 200, the second knob screw 45 can be continuously rotated to adjust an angle of the table board 1, thereby making the table board 1 tilt toward the pool fence 200 to form an inward-declined state, and preventing an object placed on the table board 1 from falling, as shown in FIG. 6.

[0054] As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the extension assembly 2 includes a pivotal member 21, and adjusting members 22 that are rotatably disposed on two sides of the pivotal member 21. A first pin 5 is disposed on a first end of the adjusting member 22, and a second pin 6 is disposed on a second end of the adjusting member 22. The first end and the second end are opposite ends. The pivotal member 21 is a housing with left and right openings, to form a left cavity 214 and a right cavity 215. One of the adjusting members 22 is rotatably disposed in the left cavity 214 and the right cavity 215 separately. Each of first ends of the left cavity 214 and the right cavity 215 of the pivotal member 21 is provided with a sliding slot 211 that fits the first pin 5. Each of second ends of the left cavity 214 and the right cavity 215 is provided with a pin hole 212 that fits the second pin 6. In a rotation process of the adjusting member 22, with the second pin 6 being a rotation center of the adjusting member 22, a rotation range of the adjusting member 22 is limited through sliding of the first pin 5 along the sliding slot 211, thereby achieving rotation adjustment of the adjusting member 22 relative to the pivotal member 21 at a specific angle.

[0055] Further, to detachably connect the adjusting member 22 to the pivotal member 21, a first elastic member 8 is further disposed between the first pin 5 and the adjusting member 22, and a second elastic member 9 is further disposed between the second pin 6 and the adjusting member 22. In this embodiment, the first elastic member 8 and the second elastic member 9 are both springs. The first elastic member 8 and the second elastic member 9 are compressed to detachably connect the adjusting member 22 to the pivotal member 21.

[0056] As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, when a plurality of table boards 1 are disposed, adjacent table boards are connected through the extension assembly 2. Therefore, a first joint 222 is further disposed on the adjusting member 22, and is configured to be in insertion fit to the table board 1. In this way, the plurality of table boards 1 can be connected through the extension assembly 2, effectively extending use area of the poolside table.

[0057] Further, after the plurality of table boards 1 are connected through the extension assemblies 2, the two table boards 1 on the two ends are further connected to the end plates 3. A structure of the end plate 3 is as shown in FIG. 13. An end that is of the end plate 3 and that is connected to the table board 1 is a connection end, a second joint 32 is disposed at the connection end of the end plate 3, and the end plate 3 is connected to an end part of the table board 1 through insertion via the second joint 32.

[0058] To connect the table board 1 to the extension assembly 2 or the end plate 3, an insertion hole 14 and a locating slot 15 are provided on the end part of the table board 1. The insertion hole 14 is configured to be in insertion fit to the first joint 222 on the extension assembly 2 or the second joint 32 on the end plate 3. The locating slot 15 is configured to be in insertion fit to a first locating block 221 on the extension assembly 2 or a second locating block 31 on the end plate 3. A connection hole 16 is provided on a slot bottom of the locating slot 15. The first locating block 221 or the second locating block 31 is fastened to the locating slot 15 through a bolt.

[0059] After being assembled, the table board 1 and the extension assembly 2 as well as the end plate 3 further need to be connected to the clamping assemblies 4, and then are fastened to the pool fence 200 through the clamping assemblies 4. Both the extension assembly 2 and the end plate 3 are able to be snap-fitted to the clamping assemblies 4 through snap-fit connectors. As shown in FIG. 8, a first snap-fit connector 213 is disposed at a first end of the pivotal member 21. As shown in FIG. 13, a second snap-fit connector 33 is disposed on the end plate 3. A structure of the second snap-fit connector 33 is the same as that of the first snap-fit connector 213. Correspondingly, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a clamping slot 46 is provided on the clamping body 41 of the clamping assembly 4. The first snap-fit connector 213 of the pivotal member 21 is snap-fitted to the clamping slot 46 of the clamping assembly 4, to connect the extension assembly 2 to the clamping assembly 4. The second snap-fit connector 33 of the end plate 3 is snap-fitted to the clamping slot 46 of another clamping assembly 4, to connect the end plate 3 to the clamping assembly 4.

[0060] In a process of mounting the poolside table 100 on the pool fence 200, when the pool fence 200 has a specific angle or curvature, the adjusting member 22 is able to be rotated to make an included between table boards 1 be adaptive to the pool fence 200, thereby reliably fastening the clamping assembly 4 to the pool fence 200.Embodiment 2

[0061] A difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 lies in that: As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the table board 1 has a foldable structure, and includes a first tabletop 11 and a second tabletop 12 that are foldable as well as a foldable frame 9 supporting the two tabletops. The foldable frame 9 is located on a back surface of the table board 1, and is connected and fastened to the first tabletop 11 and the second tabletop 12 through threads. Therefore, the first tabletop 11 and the second tabletop 12 are foldable around a joined position.

[0062] As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, after being expanded, the first tabletop 11 and the second tabletop 12 are connected through the extension assembly 2. An end part of the first tabletop 11 and an end part of the second tabletop 12 are separately provided with an end plate 3, to form a table surface for placing objects.

[0063] Preferably, as shown in FIG. 15, a groove is provided on a back surface of each of the first tabletop 11 and the second tabletop 12. After the first tabletop 11 and the second tabletop 12 are folded toward each other, an accommodating cavity 13 is formed by the two grooves. The end plate 3 and the extension assembly 2 are capable of being placed in the accommodating cavity 13 for storage.Embodiment 3

[0064] A difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 lies in that: As shown in FIG. 16, only one table board 1 is disposed in this embodiment, and two ends of the table board 1 each are connected to an end plate 3. The end plate 3 is connected to a corresponding clamping assembly 4, and then is fastened to a pool fence through the clamping assembly 4.

[0065] Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit this application. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art may still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalently substitute some technical features thereof. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this application shall be included within the protection scope of this application. The terminology used herein is for describing specific implementations only and is not intended to limit the exemplary implementations of this application.

Claims

1. A clamping assembly, configured to be clamped on a pool fence to provide support for mounting a table board of the poolside table, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping body, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, a first knob screw, and a second knob screw; the first clamping member is slidably connected to an upper end of the clamping body; the first knob screw is rotatably connected to the clamping body; and the first knob screw is in threaded connection to the first clamping member to drive the first clamping member to slide;the second knob screw is in threaded connection to a lower end of the clamping body, and an end part of the second knob screw is connected to the second clamping member; andboth an operating end of the first knob screw and an operating end of the second knob screw are located on an outer side of the pool fence; and a direction of a force applied by the first clamping member to the pool fence is opposite to a direction of a force applied by the second clamping member to the pool fence.

2. The clamping assembly according to claim 1, wherein an elbow is disposed on an end part of the first clamping member, and is configured to abut against an inner side of the pool fence.

3. A poolside table, comprising: at least one table board; andan end plate, configured to be connected to an end part of the table board through insertion, wherein the end plate is connected to the clamping assembly according to claim 1.

4. The poolside table according to claim 3, wherein two or more table boards are provided, and adjacent table boards are connected to each other through an extension assembly; and at least one extension assembly is further connected to the clamping assembly.

5. The poolside table according to claim 4, wherein the extension assembly comprises a pivotal member and adjusting members located on two sides of the pivotal member; and one side of each adjusting member is rotatably mounted inside the pivotal member, and another side of the adjusting member is connected to a corresponding table board.

6. The poolside table according to claim 5, wherein a first pin is disposed on a first end of the adjusting member, and a second pin is disposed on a second end of the adjusting member; two sides of the pivotal member are respectively provided with a left cavity and a right cavity; a first end of each of the left cavity and the right cavity is provided with a sliding slot that fits the first pin; and a second end of each of the left cavity and the right cavity is provided with a pin hole that fits the second pin.

7. The poolside table according to claim 6, wherein a first elastic member is further disposed between the first pin and the adjusting member, and a second elastic member is further disposed between the second pin and the adjusting member.

8. The poolside table according to claim 5, wherein a clamping slot is provided on the clamping body; a first snap-fit connector is disposed on the pivotal member, a second snap-fit connector is disposed on the end plate, and the first snap-fit connector and the second snap-fit connector are separately in snap-fit to the clamping slot of the corresponding clamping body.

9. The poolside table according to claim 5, wherein a first joint is disposed on an end that is of the adjusting member and that is away from the pivotal member, and is configured to be connected to the table board through insertion.

10. The poolside table according to claim 9, wherein a second joint is disposed on the end plate, and is configured to be connected to the table board through insertion.

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