Frame pool

Abstract

A pool frame includes a pool liner, a frame assembly supporting the pool liner and including a plurality of horizontal support members including a first end and a second end, a plurality of vertical support members, a plurality of T-joints including a first horizontal portion connected to a first end of a first horizontal support member, a second horizontal portion connected to a second end of a second horizontal support member, and a vertical portion connected to an upper end of each vertical support member, a plurality of support bases including a mounting hole, a lower end of each vertical support member being disposed in a mounting hole of each support base, and a connecting rope disposed in a circumferential direction of the pool liner. The connecting rope limits each vertical support member in a direction away from the pool liner.

Description

[0001] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202521167451.4, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on June 06, 2025, and entitled “FRAME POOL,” and to Chinese Patent Application No. 202521285333.3, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on June 20, 2025, and entitled “FRAME POOL,” and to Chinese Patent Application No. 202522073826.7, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on September 25, 2025 and entitled “FRAME POOL,” each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of pools, and in particular, to a frame pool.BACKGROUND

[0003] As overall quality of life has improved worldwide, demands for leisure and entertainment products continue to increase. In particular, swimming pools, such as frame pools, have become increasingly commonplace, as these frame pools may provide users with a convenient swimming experience in daily life. However, conventional frame pools have a number of shortcomings that may lead to user injury during use. For example, traditional frame pools may include support members that are configured to support a liner, with the support members ensuring that the liner remains in contact with the ground during use. Furthermore, conventional frame pools often include frame bands that aid in limiting displacement of the support members during use.

[0004] In many instances, these frame bands may be arranged towards a bottom surface of the frame pool (e.g., at a distance from the liner that is approximately one-third of a total height of the frame pool). Once the frame pool is filled with water, the liner, support members, and limiting bands may expand, such that the various components of the frame pool may form a step-like structure that may be used to access the pool. In the absence of a guardian, the step-like structure may be used by children, who may be at risk of drowning in the event the pool is accessed without supervision.

[0005] Accordingly, a need exists for a frame pool that prevents the formation of a step-like structure when filled with water in order to enhance the safety of the frame pool.SUMMARY

[0006] As noted hereinabove, after a conventional frame pool is filled with water, a pool wall expands outwardly under a water pressure, which causes limiting bands (e.g., frame bands or patches) on the outer side of the pool wall, vertical support members and the pool wall to form triangular areas. The triangular areas are often used as climbing points by a user, particularly children, which may cause potential safety risks such as drowning, overturning or breakage of the pool. To this end, the present disclosure provides a frame pool that can avoid the formation of triangular areas for climbing, effectively improve the use safety of the product, and reduce the risk of personal injury.

[0007] In the embodiments of the present disclosure a frame pool is disclosed. The frame pool includes: a pool liner; a frame assembly supporting the pool liner and including: a plurality of horizontal support members, each horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members including a first end and a second end; a plurality of vertical support members, each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members including an upper end and a lower end; and a plurality of T-joints, each T-joint of the plurality of T-joints including: a first horizontal portion connected to a first end of a first horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members; a second horizontal portion connected to a second end of a second horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members; and a vertical portion connected to the upper end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members; a plurality of support bases, each support base of the plurality of support bases including a mounting hole, and the lower end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members being disposed in the mounting hole of each support base of the plurality of support bases; and a connecting rope disposed in a circumferential direction of the pool liner, the connecting rope being configured to limit the offset of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members in a direction away from the pool liner.

[0008] It should be appreciated that the frame pool described herein can limit the movement of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members in the direction away from the pool liner by means of the connecting rope instead of conventional limiting bands (e.g., frame bands or patches), thereby effectively limiting each vertical support member and allowing the overall structure of the frame pool to be more stable. In addition, after the frame pool is filled with water and the pool liner expands outwardly under a water pressure, the connecting rope, each vertical support member and the pool wall do not form a gap for climbing, which prevents a user from using the gap to climb into the pool and thereby cause potential safety hazards such as drowning, and effectively improves the use safety of the frame pool. Moreover, when the frame pool is mounted, the degree of tightness of the connecting rope can be adjusted as required to maintain optimum stability of the pool, reduce the likelihood of collapse and improve the use reliability of the overall structure of the frame pool.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members is arranged between the connecting rope and the pool liner.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes a limiting groove, the limiting groove extends at least partially along an edge of the mounting hole and is located on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases away from the pool liner, and the connecting rope is disposed in the limiting groove.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes a bottom limiting groove, and the bottom limiting groove runs through each support base of the plurality of support bases in a horizontal direction and is located at the bottom of each support base of the plurality of support bases.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes: a limiting portion disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and configured to retain the connecting rope; and at least one support platform disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and cooperating with the limiting portion to support the connecting rope.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes: a first limiting portion disposed on one side of the mounting hole; and a second limiting portion disposed opposite to the first limiting portion and located on the other side of the mounting hole; where the connecting rope is disposed in the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion and retained by the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, and abuts against each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first limiting portion includes a first hook, the second limiting portion includes a second hook, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first hook and the second hook.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first limiting portion includes a first closed structure, the second limiting portion includes a second closed structure, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first closed structure and the second closed structure, or the at least one support platform is disposed inside each of the first closed structure and the second closed structure.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases further includes an abutment wall, and the abutment wall is disposed on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases away from the pool liner and includes a top end and a bottom end that are disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes a limiting structure, one end of the limiting structure is connected to the top end of the abutment wall, the other end of the limiting structure and the abutment wall are disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening, and the connecting rope is disposed in the opening and is retained by the limiting structure.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes: a first support platform disposed on one side of the limiting structure; and a second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on the other side of the limiting structure.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes a retaining structure, the retaining structure is disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and defines a through hole, and the connecting rope is disposed in the through hole and retained by the retaining structure.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the retaining structure includes: a first sidewall connected to the abutment wall; a second sidewall disposed opposite to the first sidewall and connected to the abutment wall; and a curved wall arranged between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and connected to the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the abutment wall to jointly define the through hole.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes: a first support platform disposed on one side of the first sidewall; and a second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on one side of the second sidewall.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the top end of the abutment wall includes a clamping groove having a relief portion; the limiting portion and the abutment wall jointly define a limiting space for retaining the connecting rope, and the limiting portion includes: a connecting rod; a rotating shaft disposed at one end of the connecting rod and rotatably mounted in the clamping groove; and a first snap-fit portion disposed at the other end of the connecting rod; and the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes a second snap-fit portion that is engaged with the first snap-fit portion.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting rope includes a plurality of connecting portions spaced apart from each other, and each connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions corresponds in position to each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and is configured to be connected to each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of sleeves, each sleeve of the plurality of sleeves being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including an outer wall having a limiting member, and the connecting rope being retained in the limiting member.

[0025] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting member includes a hook, and the connecting rope is retained by the hook.

[0026] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting member includes: an upper grip portion disposed on the outer wall; and a lower grip portion disposed on the outer wall, the lower grip portion and the upper grip portion being spaced in a vertical direction to define a clamping space; where the connecting rope is retained in the clamping space.

[0027] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting rope is arranged between each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and the pool liner.

[0028] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of connecting members, each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including: a wall including a first side and a second side that are disposed opposite to each other, at least part of the wall abutting against one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members; a first hanging structure disposed on the first side; and a second hanging structure disposed on the second side.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first hanging structure includes a first limiting portion hook or a first limiting portion through hole; and the second hanging structure includes a second limiting portion hook or a second limiting portion through hole.

[0030] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a cross section of the wall is circular, elliptical or polygonal.

[0031] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of vertical support member sleeves, each vertical support member sleeve of the plurality of vertical support member sleeves being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including a sidewall and an annular ring, the annular ring being disposed on the sidewall of the vertical support member sleeve, and the connecting rope being retained in the annular ring.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be understood from the following embodiments described in detail herein and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent the same or similar components.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a first partial perspective view of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a second perspective view of the frame pool of FIG. 1,, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;.

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a third partial perspective view of the frame pool of FIG. 1, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0038] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0039] FIG. 7 shows a partial enlarged exploded view of part A in FIGS. 4 to 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0040] FIG. 8 shows a partial enlarged view of part B in FIG. 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0041] FIG. 9 shows a partial enlarged view of part C in FIGS. 4 to 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0042] FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of a support base of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0043] FIG. 11 shows a sectional view of a vertical support member and a connecting rope mounted on the support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0044] FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member, the connecting rope and the support base, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0045] FIG. 13 shows a schematic exploded view of the vertical support member, the connecting rope and the support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 12, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0046] FIG. 14 shows a schematic perspective view of another connecting rope connected to the vertical support member and the support base in the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0047] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0048] FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 15, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0049] FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0050] FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 17, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0051] FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 17, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0052] FIG. 20 shows a first perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0053] FIG. 21 shows a second perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0054] FIG. 22 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 20, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0055] FIG. 23 shows a first perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0056] FIG. 24 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 23, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0057] FIG. 25 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0058] FIG. 26 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 25, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0059] FIG. 27 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 26, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0060] FIG. 28 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0061] FIG. 29 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 28, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0062] FIG. 30 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0063] FIG. 31 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 30, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0064] FIG. 32 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 31, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0065] FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0066] FIG. 34 shows a perspective exploded view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0067] FIG. 35 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 33, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0068] FIG. 36 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 35, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0069] FIG. 37 shows a perspective view of a sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0070] FIG. 38 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0071] FIG. 39 shows a perspective view of another sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0072] FIG. 40 shows a schematic diagram of another sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0073] FIG. 41 shows an exploded view of another sleeve shown in FIG. 40, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0074] FIG. 42 shows a perspective view of a connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0075] FIG. 43 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0076] FIG. 44 shows a top view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 43, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0077] FIG. 45 shows a top view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 42, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0078] FIG. 46 shows a side view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 42, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0079] FIG. 47 shows a perspective view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0080] FIG. 48 shows a schematic diagram of another connecting member connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0081] FIG. 49 shows a top view of another connecting member shown in FIG. 48, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0082] FIG. 50 shows a top view of another connecting member shown in FIG. 47, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0083] FIG. 51 shows a top view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0084] FIG. 52 shows a top view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; FIG. 53 shows a perspective view of a vertical support member sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0085] FIG. 54 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0086] FIG. 55 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve shown in FIG. 54, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; and

[0087] FIG. 56 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0088] Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated below, and those skilled in the art may readily understand advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the content disclosed in the description. Although the description of the present disclosure will be introduced in conjunction with preferred embodiments, it does not mean that features of the present disclosure are limited to the implementations described herein. On the contrary, an objective of introducing the present disclosure in conjunction with the embodiments described herein is to encompass other options or modifications that may be extended on the basis of the claims of the present disclosure. The following description contains numerous specific details in order to provide deep understanding of the present disclosure. The present disclosure may also be implemented without these details. In addition, in order to avoid confusion of the present disclosure, some specific details will be omitted in the description. It should be noted that the embodiments and the features thereof in the present disclosure can be combined with each other without conflicts.

[0089] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that orientation or position relationships indicated by terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, and “anticlockwise” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are merely for ease of description of the present disclosure and simplification of the description, rather than indicating or implying that the apparatuses or elements referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

[0090] In addition, terms “first”, “second”, etc. are merely for the purpose of description, and should not be construed as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

[0091] In the present disclosure, it should also be noted that the terms “arrange”, “connected”, and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited. For example, the connection may be a secured connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; or may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; or may be a direct connection, an indirect connection by means of an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the terms mentioned above in the embodiments should be understood in specific cases.

[0092] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified and defined, the first feature being “above” or “below” the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being not in direct contact but coming into contact through another feature between them. In addition, the first feature being “above”, “over”, and “on” the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the level of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature being "below", "beneath", and "on underside of" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the level of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0093] In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

[0094] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to specific embodiments of the present disclosure and corresponding figures.

[0095] Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, a conventional frame pool 10 generally includes a plurality of vertical support members 12 and a liner 14, and the vertical support members 12 are configured to support the liner 14 so as to keep the liner on the ground. In addition, the frame pool 10 further includes limiting bands 16 (e.g., patches shown in FIG. 1, or frame bands shown in FIG. 2) for limiting the displacement of the vertical support members 12. The limiting bands 16 (e.g., the patches or frame bands) are usually arranged at about one third of the overall height of the frame pool 10. After the pool is filled with water, the liner 14 expands under a water pressure, such that each of the limiting bands 16 (e.g., the frame band or patch), a corresponding one of the vertical support members 12 and the liner 14 form a protruding triangular area S (see a hatched section in FIGS. 1 to 3). As described hereinabove, the triangular area S forms a step-like protrusion structurally, and a user may use the protrusion as a climbing point to enter the pool. In particular, a child may climb into the pool by stepping on the limiting band 16 (e.g., the frame band or patch) in the absence of a guardian, which may significantly increase the risk of bodily harm and / or drowning.

[0096] Furthermore, in contrast to conventional frame pools that utilize mid-height frame bands, patches, or straps secured to the pool wall, the frame pools disclosed herein may omit any restraint structure positioned between a lower edge and an upper edge of the sidewall. Instead, restraint of the vertical support members may be achieved at or near a bottom region of the pool liner using the connecting rope, thereby avoiding formation of climbable protrusions when the pool liner expands under water pressure, as will be described in additional detail herein.

[0097] Turning now to FIG. 4, an exemplary embodiment of a frame pool 100 is disclosed, with the frame pool 100 having a generally circular embodiment. The frame pool 100 may include a pool liner 200 and a frame assembly 300. The frame assembly 300 may support the pool liner 200 to form the frame pool 100, such that the pool liner 200 may enclose a water storage space for storing water.

[0098] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of horizontal support members 320, a plurality of vertical support members 340 and a plurality of T-joints 360. Each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may include a first end 324 and a second end 326.

[0099] With continued reference to FIG. 4, the pool liner 200 may include a bottom wall 220 and a sidewall 240. In some embodiments, a lower edge of the sidewall 240 may be connected to an edge of the bottom wall 220 and may extend upwardly in a vertical direction Z. A plurality of connecting sleeves 260 may be provided at an upper edge of the sidewall 240, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may penetrate into one corresponding connecting sleeve 260 of the plurality of connecting sleeves 260, and an end of each horizontal support member 320 may be exposed to facilitate the connection of the horizontal support member and a corresponding one of the T-joints 360, such that the frame assembly 300 provides effective support to the sidewall 240.

[0100] In some embodiments, each T-joint 360 of the plurality of T-joints 360 may include a first horizontal portion 362, a second horizontal portion 364 and a vertical portion 366. The first horizontal portion 362 of each T-joint 360 may be connected to a first end 324 of a first horizontal support member 322 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, and the second horizontal portion 364 may be connected to a second end 326 of a second horizontal support member 328 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320. The first horizontal support member 322 and the second horizontal support member 328 may be two adjacent horizontal support members 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, and thus the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the plurality of T-joints 360 to form an annular horizontal frame.

[0101] An upper end 342 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be connected to the vertical portion 366 of one corresponding T-joint 360 of the plurality of T-joints 360 to support the annular horizontal frame. A support base 400 may be connected to a lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and configured to increase the area of contact between the corresponding vertical support member and the ground, so that the stability of the entire structure of the frame pool 100 may be improved.

[0102] In some embodiments, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 and each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be both of a tubular structure. However, in other possible embodiments, the horizontal support member 320 and / or the vertical support member 340 may also be in the form of a solid rod-like structure or the like, which may not be limited specifically by the present disclosure.

[0103] It should be appreciated that, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a projection of the frame pool on the ground may be in the shape of a circular frame pool shown in FIG. 4. However, the frame pool may not be limited thereto, and may include any shape without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, a projection of the frame pool on the ground may also be rectangular, oval as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, or in other suitable shapes.

[0104] Referring now to FIG. 5, another embodiment of a frame pool 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. In this embodiment, the frame pool 120 may have a generally oval shape. The frame pool 120 may include a pool liner 200 and a frame assembly 300. The frame assembly 300 may support the pool liner 200 to form the frame pool 120, such that the pool liner 200 may enclose a water storage space for storing water.

[0105] The pool liner 200 may include a bottom wall 220 and a sidewall 240. In some embodiments, a lower edge of the sidewall 240 may be connected to an edge of the bottom wall 220 and may extend upwardly in a vertical direction Z. A plurality of connecting sleeves 260 may be provided at an upper edge of the sidewall 240, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may penetrate into one corresponding connecting sleeve 260 of the plurality of connecting sleeves 260, and an end of each horizontal support member 320 may be exposed to facilitate the connection of the horizontal support member 320 and a corresponding one of the T-joints 360, or the mutual connection between adjacent horizontal support members of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, so that the frame assembly 300 may provide effective support to the sidewall 240.

[0106] As shown in FIG. 5, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of horizontal support members 320, a plurality of vertical support members 340 and a plurality of T-joints 360. A configuration method and a connection relationship of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the plurality of T-joints 360 may be the same as those of the frame pool 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the connection relationship of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 and the plurality of T-joints 360 may also be the same as that of the frame pool 100. Furthermore, in some other embodiments, a connection method and a connection structure of the lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the support base 400 may be the same as those of the frame pool 100.

[0107] As shown in FIG. 5, at least a portion of the horizontal support members 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the T-joints 360 to form curved portions of the frame pool 120, which may be arranged at two ends of the frame pool 120. In this embodiment, it should be understood that every two adjacent horizontal support members 320 of the remaining horizontal support members 320 may be connected to each other to form a straight portion of the frame pool 120, which may be arranged between the curved portions at the two ends. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of inclined support members 380, and each inclined support member 380 may be connected to one horizontal support member 320 corresponding to the straight portion to support the horizontal support member 320.

[0108] In some embodiments, the plurality of horizontal support members 320 include fourteen horizontal support members 320, such that every four horizontal support members 320 of eight horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the T-joints 360 to form the curved portions of the oval frame pool 120, which may be arranged at the two ends of the frame pool 120. In these embodiments, every three horizontal support members 320 of the remaining six horizontal support members 320 may be connected to each other to form straight portions of the oval frame pool, which may be arranged between the curved portions at the two ends and assembled with the curved portions to support the pool liner 200. However, it should be appreciated that the frame pool described herein may include any number of horizontal support members and / or T-joints without departing from the scope of the present disclosure

[0109] Turning now to FIG. 6, another embodiment of a frame pool 140 is depicted. The frame pool 140 may be of a generally elliptical structure. The entire structure of the frame pool 140 may be the same as the entire structure of the frame pool 120 shown in FIG. 5. An arrangement method and a fixing method for the connecting rope shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 will be explained in detail below.

[0110] With reference to FIG. 7, a partial enlarged exploded view of adjacent horizontal support members, the T-joint 360, the vertical support member 340, one support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and the connecting rope 500 of the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) is depicted.. In some embodiments, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed with a mounting hole 410, the lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be disposed in the mounting hole 410 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400, and the upper end 342 of each vertical support member 340 may be disposed in the vertical portion 366 of the T-joint 360. The cooperation of the connecting rope 500 and each support base 400 may achieve a limiting effect on each vertical support member 340. The first end 324 of each first horizontal support member 322 of the plurality of horizontal support members may be disposed in the first horizontal portion 362 of the T-joint 360, and the second end 326 of each second horizontal support member 328 of the plurality of horizontal support members may be disposed in the second horizontal portion 364 of the T-joint 360, so as to achieve the assembly of the frame assembly.

[0111] With continued reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 each use the connecting rope 500 instead of the limiting bands 16 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0112] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in a circumferential direction R of the pool liner 200, surround a bottom edge of the frame pool 100, and may be arranged around each vertical support member 340 and configured to limit the offset of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in a direction (e.g., an X1 direction shown in FIG. 4) away from the pool liner 200. For example, the connecting rope 500 may surround the lower end of the vertical support member 340 and may be snap-fitted with the support base 400 corresponding to the vertical support member to fix and limit the connecting rope 500, so as to limit the movement of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the X1 direction away from the pool liner 200.

[0113] In these embodiments, when the pool liner is filled with water, hydrostatic pressure may cause outward forces to be applied to the sidewall and transmitted to the plurality of vertical support members 340. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that the connecting rope 500 may disperse at least a portion of these forces into circumferential tensile forces along the connecting rope 500, thereby reducing bending or outward rotation of the vertical support members 340.

[0114] In order to improve the ability of the connecting rope 500 to limit displacement of each vertical support member 340 in the direction away from the pool liner, the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be further provided with a fastener 600, which may be configured to adjust the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 and to limit the offset of each vertical support member 340 by the connecting rope 500.

[0115] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting rope 500 may surround the bottom edge of the frame pool 100, with two free ends thereof connected respectively to the fastener 600, and the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 may be adjusted by means of a ratchet wheel (not shown) inside the fastener 600.

[0116] Referring now to FIG. 8, a partial enlarged view of part B in FIG. 6 is depicted. A plurality of fasteners 600 may be disposed on the sidewall of the frame pool 140. Each fastener 600 may include a tether portion 610 and a tether hole 620 formed in the tether portion 610, the tether portion 610 being disposed on the pool liner 200.

[0117] In some embodiments, such as those shown in FIG. 6, the frame pool 140 may include four tether portions 610 and two sections of connecting ropes 500, the four tether portions 610 may be divided into two groups and may be respectively arranged at transitional positions between the curved portions and the straight portions of the oval frame pool 140, and the two sections of connecting ropes 500 respectively surround the curved portions of the frame pool 140. One end 540 of each section of connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of one tether portion 610 of a pair of tether portions 610 and may be knotted, and the other end may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of the other tether portion 610 of the pair of tether portions 610 and may be knotted, thereby fixing and tensioning the connecting rope 500.

[0118] It should be further appreciated that, in some embodiments, the frame pool 140 may also be provided with only two tether portions 610 and a section of connecting rope 500, the two tether portions 610 may be respectively disposed on the sidewall of the pool liner, the connecting rope 500 may surround the entire bottom edge of the frame pool 140, one end 540 of the connecting rope may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of one tether portion 610 and may be knotted, and the other end may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of the other tether portion 610 and may be knotted, thereby fixing and tensioning the connecting rope 500.

[0119] It should be further understood that the embodiments described herein are illustrative in nature, and are not intended to limit specific structures and configuration positions of the fastener 600 and the tether portion 610, as long as the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 can be adjusted. Moreover, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not specifically limit the number of the tether portions 610. For example, only one tether portion 610 may be provided, and when only one tether portion 610 may be provided, at least two tether holes 620 may be provided. The connecting rope 500 may surround the bottom edge of the frame pool, where one tether hole 620 may be configured for the one end 540 of the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be knotted, and the other tether hole 620 may be configured for the other end of the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be knotted, so as to fix the two ends of the connecting rope 500. However, it should be appreciated that the tether portions 610 may include any number of tether portions without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0120] Similarly, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not specifically limit a fixing method for the connecting rope 500. For example, any fixing method for limiting the offset of each vertical support member 340 by the connecting rope 500 is contemplated herein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0121] For example, in some embodiments, the connecting rope and support base structures may be provided as a retrofit assembly configured to be installed on an existing frame pool having vertical support members. In such embodiments, the connecting rope may be routed around existing support bases or newly installed bases to limit outward displacement of the vertical support members without requiring modification of the pool liner.

[0122] Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be made of polypropylene (PP), but may not be limited thereto. For example, in other possible embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may also be made of polymer materials such as polyethylene, nylon, polyester and polyimide, or natural fibers, inorganic non-metallic materials, or any material capable of effectively limiting the displacement of each vertical support member 340, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0123] It should be further understood that the connecting rope described herein is not limited to a braided rope form and may include belts, straps, cords, cables, chains, woven members, or composite tension members, whether flexible or semi-rigid, provided such members are capable of limiting outward displacement of the vertical support members, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0124] With reference to FIGS. 9, 10 and 11, the support base 400 is depicted in additional detail. FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of part C in FIGS. 4 to 6, which illustrates a structure in which the support base 400 and the connecting rope 500 may be connected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Similarly, FIG. 10 shows the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 11 shows a sectional view of the vertical support member 340 mounted on the support base 400.

[0125] As shown in FIG. 9, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be further provided with a limiting groove 420. The limiting groove 420 may extend at least partially along an edge of the mounting hole 410 and may be disposed on a side (i.e., a side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 9) of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 that may be away from the pool liner. The limiting groove 420 may be configured to receive the connecting rope 500, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the limiting groove 420 and may surround the bottom of the frame pool in a circumferential direction R (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) of the frame pool 100, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be located between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner 200 to achieve the limiting effect of the connecting rope on the vertical support member 340.

[0126] With reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, in this embodiment, the limiting groove 420 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed as a side groove 422. The side groove 422 may extend at least partially along the edge of the mounting hole 410 and may be spaced apart from the mounting hole 410, and the side groove 422 may be located on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 10) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner. As shown in FIG. 11 and further in conjunction with FIGS. 4 to 9, the mounting hole 410 may be configured to receive the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the side groove 422 may be configured to receive the connecting rope 500. In some embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may surround the frame pool 100 in the circumferential direction R of the frame pool and may be received in the side groove 422 of each support base 400. Each side groove 422 can limit the position of the connecting rope 500 in the vertical direction Z to prevent the displacement of the connecting rope 500. In addition, in this embodiment, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner 200. Therefore, by disposing the connecting rope 500 in the side groove 422, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, so as to achieve the effect of limiting the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0127] With reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, FIG. 12 shows the connecting rope 500 and FIG. 13 illustrates an exploded view of the connecting rope 500, the vertical support member 340 and the support base 400 after connection in one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0128] It should be understood that, in these embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may be formed as a continuous loop extending around an entire periphery of the pool liner 200, or as a plurality of discrete rope segments positioned between selected vertical support members 340. In segmented embodiments, each segment may independently limit displacement of corresponding vertical support members 340.

[0129] In some embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may include a plurality of connecting portions 520 spaced apart from each other, and each connecting portion 520 of the plurality of connecting portions 520 may correspond in position to each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and may be configured to be connected to each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, so as to limit the position of the vertical support member 340 and prevent the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner.

[0130] In this embodiment, each connecting portion 520 of the plurality of connecting portions 520 may be configured as a connecting ring 560, each connecting ring 560 may be used for the lower end 344 of the corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 to pass through, and the lower end 344 may be further inserted into the mounting hole 410 of the corresponding support base 400. When the frame pool 100 is mounted, the lower end of each vertical support member 340 may first pass through the corresponding connecting ring 560 and may then be inserted into the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400, and accordingly each vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500 may be connected.

[0131] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the support base 400 may or may not be provided with the above side groove 422 (as shown in FIG. 10) selectively, which may not be limited by this embodiment.

[0132] It should be further understood that, in some embodiments, the connecting ring 560 may be integrally formed with the connecting rope 500, by means of weaving or any other similar method of integrally forming the connecting rope without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, in other embodiments, the connecting ring 560 may also be composed of a separate part made of a plastic or metal material, and may be arranged between the two sections of connecting ropes 500 and connected to the two sections of connecting ropes 500 without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0133] With reference to FIG. 14, another connecting rope 500 is depicted in additional detail. In this embodiment, the connecting rope 500 may be a complete loop and may be fitted around the frame pool 100 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) to limit the offset of the vertical support members 340 as a whole.

[0134] With reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, FIGS. 15 and 16 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0135] In this embodiment, the limiting groove 420 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed as an arc-shaped recess 424. The arc-shaped recess 424 may be disposed at the top of the support base 400, may extend at least partially along the edge of the mounting hole 410, and may be located on the side (i.e., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 16) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner.

[0136] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15, the arc-shaped recess 424 may include a first bend section 4242, an extension section 4244 and a second bend section 4246 that may be connected in sequence, where the first bend section 4242 and the second bend section 4246 may be respectively located at two ends of the extension section 4244; and with further reference to FIG. 16, the first bend section 4242 may be configured for the connecting rope 500 to enter, and the second bend section 4246 may be configured for the connecting rope 500 to exit, so as to reliably fix and limit the connecting rope 500 and limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0137] It should be noted that a specific shape and a configuration position of the limiting groove 420 of the present disclosure may not be specifically limited. For example, the limiting groove 420 may be a side groove, an arc-shaped recess or other recess structures suitable for receiving the connecting rope, and the position thereof can be configured on either side of the corresponding support base without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. To this extent, any specific shape and any configuration position allowing the fixing of the connecting rope 500 and the limiting of each vertical support member 340 may be considered to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0138] With reference to FIGS. 17 to 19, FIGS. 17 to 19 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 18 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 19 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the connecting rope 500.

[0139] In this embodiment, and as shown most clearly in FIG. 17, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a bottom limiting groove 430, and the bottom limiting groove 430 may be disposed at the bottom of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and may run through each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 in a horizontal direction (e.g., a Y direction shown in FIG. 17). As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the connecting rope 500 may be embedded into the bottom limiting groove 430, so as to fix and limit the connecting rope 500, and limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner.

[0140] With reference to FIGS. 20 to 22, FIGS. 20 to 22 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIGS. 20 and 21 show perspective views of the support base 400, and FIG. 22 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0141] In this embodiment, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a limiting portion 440 and at least one support platform 460. The limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500. The at least one support platform 460 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and spaced apart from the limiting portion 440 to support the connecting rope 500 retained in the limiting portion 440.

[0142] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a first limiting portion 441 and a second limiting portion 442. The first limiting portion 441 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second limiting portion 442 may be disposed opposite to the first limiting portion 441 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, preferably, the first limiting portion 441 may be formed as a first hook 4412, the second limiting portion 442 may be formed as a second hook 4422, the first hook 4412 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second hook 4422 may be disposed opposite to the first hook 4412 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. The support platform 460 may be disposed under each of the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422 and spaced apart from each of the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422.

[0143] In this embodiment, and as shown most clearly in FIG. 22, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422 and may be retained by the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422, and meanwhile the connecting rope 500 may be supported by two support platforms 460 located under the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0144] With reference to FIGS. 23 and 24, FIGS. 23 and 24 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 23 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 24 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0145] In this embodiment, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a limiting portion 440 and at least one support platform 460. The limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500. The at least one support platform 460 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to support the connecting rope 500 retained in the limiting portion 440.

[0146] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a first limiting portion 441 and a second limiting portion 442. The first limiting portion 441 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second limiting portion 442 may be disposed opposite to the first limiting portion 441 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, preferably, the first limiting portion 441 may be formed as a first closed structure 4414, and the second limiting portion 442 may be formed as a second closed structure 4424. The first closed structure 4414 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second closed structure 4424 may be disposed opposite to the first closed structure 4414 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410.

[0147] In the embodiments described herein, it should be appreciated that the first limiting portion 441 and the second limiting portion 442 may be separately formed as closed annular structures or formed as closed annular structures together with the corresponding support platforms 460 under the limiting portions. The closed annular structures may be disposed on two sides of the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 respectively, and the connecting rope 500 can be threaded through and retained in the annular structures, so as to limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424 and the corresponding support platforms 460 may jointly form closed annular structures. That is, the support platform 460 may be disposed under each of the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, in this case, the first closed structure 4414 and the corresponding support platform 460 may jointly define a first limiting through hole 4416, the second closed structure 4424 and the corresponding support platform 460 may jointly define a second limiting through hole 4426, and the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426 may be disposed opposite to each other.

[0149] Referring now to FIG. 24, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first limiting through hole 4416 of the first closed structure 4414 and the second limiting through hole 4426 of the second closed structure 4424 and retained by the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426. Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the two support platforms 460 located under the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0150] In other possible embodiments, the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424 may separately form respective closed annular structures. That is, the first closed structure 4414 separately defines a first limiting through hole 4416, a bottom wall may be formed in the first limiting through hole 4416, and the bottom wall may serve as the support platform 460 corresponding to the first closed structure 4414 in this implementation. In this embodiment, the second closed structure 4424 may separately define a second limiting through hole 4426, a bottom wall may be formed in the second limiting through hole 4426, and the bottom wall may serve as the support platform 460 corresponding to the second closed structure 4424. Furthermore, in the embodiment described herein, the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426 may be disposed opposite to each other. The difference from the above embodiment lies in that the support platform 460 may be located inside each of the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424. That is, the bottom wall of the first limiting through hole 4416 and the bottom wall of the second limiting through hole 4426 may be formed as the support platforms 460.

[0151] As most clearly illustrated, in FIG. 24, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first limiting through hole 4416 of the first closed structure 4414 and the second limiting through hole 4426 of the second closed structure 4424 and may be retained by the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426. Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the two support platforms 460 located inside the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0152] With reference to FIGS. 25 to 27, FIGS. 25 to 27 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 25 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 26 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 27 shows a sectional view of the support base 400, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0153] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a limiting structure 443, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450, and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 25) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner and may include a top end 452 and a bottom end 454 disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction. One end 4431 of the limiting structure 443 may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443 and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening 4436, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the opening 4436 and retained by the limiting structure 443.

[0154] As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, in some embodiments, the limiting structure 443 may be formed as a first retaining hook 4433, and the first retaining hook 4433 may be protrude from each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and may be configured to retain the connecting rope 500. In some embodiments, the support base 400 may include a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464, the first support platform 462 may be disposed on one side of the first retaining hook 4433, and the second support platform 464 may be disposed opposite to the first support platform 462 and located on the other side of the first retaining hook 4433.

[0155] As shown in FIGS. 25 and 27, the first retaining hook 4433 may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 and may include a first wall 4434 and a second wall 4435. One end of the first wall 4434 (i.e., one end 4431 of the limiting structure 443) may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the second wall 4435 may be connected to the first wall 4434, and the second wall 4435 and an end thereof (i.e., the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443) and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define a first opening 4437. The connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the first opening 4437 and retained by the first retaining hook 4433, and in conjunction with FIG. 25, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 located on two sides of the first retaining hook 4433. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0156] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the first retaining hook 4433. The first retaining hook 4433 may be an L-shaped, C-shaped or U-shaped hook or be in a closed ring shape or other shapes that can retain the connecting rope 500 and may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0157] With reference to FIGS. 28 and 29, FIGS. 28 and 29 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 28 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 29 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0158] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a limiting structure 443. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 28, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450 having a top end 452 and a bottom end 454, and a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464 located on two sides of the limiting structure 443. One end 4431 of the limiting structure 443 may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443 and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening 4436, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the opening 4436 and retained by the limiting structure 443.

[0159] As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, in some embodiments, the limiting structure 443 may be formed as a second retaining hook 4438, one end of the second retaining hook 4438 (i.e., one end 4431 of the limiting structure 443) may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end of the second retaining hook 4438 (i.e., the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443) and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define a second opening 4439, and further in conjunction with FIG. 29, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the second opening 4439 and retained by the second retaining hook 4438. In addition, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on two sides of the second retaining hook 4438. Therefore, by means of the cooperation of the second retaining hook 4438 and the support platform 460, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0160] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the second retaining hook 4438. That is, the second retaining hook 4438 may be an L-shaped, C-shaped or U-shaped hook or be in a closed ring shape or other shapes that can retain the connecting rope 500 and may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0161] With reference to FIGS. 30 to 32, FIGS. 30 to 32 show another exemplary embodiment of a support base 400 in additional detail. For example, FIG. 30 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 31 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 32 shows a sectional view of the support base 400 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0162] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a retaining structure 444, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450, and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 30) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner and may include a top end 452 and a bottom end 454 disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction Z. Furthermore, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464 located on two sides of the retaining structure 444.

[0163] In this embodiment, the retaining structure 444 may be formed as a closed portion 4441 and disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and defines a through hole 4442, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the through hole 4442 and retained by the closed portion 4441, and meanwhile the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on two sides of the closed portion 4441.

[0164] As shown in FIGS. 30 and 32, in some embodiments, the closed portion 4441 may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 of the support base 400, and may include a first sidewall 4443, a second sidewall 4444 and a curved wall 4445. The first sidewall 4443 may be connected to the abutment wall 450, and the second sidewall 4444 may be disposed opposite to the first sidewall 4443 and connected to the abutment wall 450. The curved wall 4445 may be arranged between the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444, and the first sidewall 4443, the second sidewall 4444 and the curved wall 4445 may be connected and jointly define the through hole 4442.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first sidewall 4443 may include a first edge connected to the abutment wall 450. The second sidewall 4444 may include a second edge connected to the abutment wall 450. The curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444, and may be connected to the first sidewall 4443, the second sidewall 4444 and the abutment wall 450 to jointly enclose a closed portion 4441. The closed portion 4441 may define the above through hole 4442, and the through hole 4442 runs through the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444. Also, with reference to FIG. 31, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the through hole 4442 and retained by the closed portion 4441, and the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on the two sides of the closed portion 4441. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0166] As shown in FIG. 32, one side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected to the abutment wall 450, and further in conjunction with FIG. 31, the other side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464, and the other side protrudes relative to the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. In other possible embodiments, the other side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464, and the other side may be aligned with the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0167] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the closed portion 4441. For example, the closed portion 4441 may be in the shape of a truncated pyramid or a regular or irregular polyhedron, or other shapes that can maintain the connecting rope 500, and may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, it should be understood that, in the embodiments described herein, the retaining structure 444 may be an annular ring that may be integrally disposed on the support base 400 or integrated with the abutment wall 450 of the support base 400, such that the annular ring defines the through hole 4442 to allow the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be retained by the annular ring.

[0168] With reference to FIGS. 33 to 36, FIGS. 33 to 36 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 34 shows an exploded view of the support base 400, FIG. 35 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 36 shows a sectional view of the support base 400 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0169] As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may further include a limiting portion 440, at least one support platform 460 and an abutment wall 450. In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400, and the limiting portion and the abutment wall 450 jointly define a limiting space 470 for retaining the connecting rope 500. At least one support platform 460 may be provided at the bottom end 454 of the abutment wall 450 to support the connecting rope 500.

[0170] As shown in FIG. 34, in this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a connecting rod 445, a rotating shaft 446 disposed at one end of the connecting rod 445, and a first snap-fit portion 447 disposed at the other end of the connecting rod 445. A clamping groove 458 may be provided at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, and the clamping groove 458 may have a relief portion 456. The at least one support platform 460 may include a second snap-fit portion 466 that may be engaged with the first snap-fit portion 447.

[0171] As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the rotating shaft 446 may be disposed at one end of the connecting rod 445 and may be rotatably mounted in the clamping groove 458. In order to remove the connecting rope 500 from the limiting space 470, the connecting rod 445 may be rotated, and at this point, the relief portion 456 may provide an avoidance space for the connecting rod 445. The first snap-fit portion 447 may be disposed at the other end of the connecting rod 445 and can be engaged with the second snap-fit portion 466 on the support platform 460. When the first snap-fit portion 447 may be engaged with the second snap-fit portion 466, the connecting rope 500 may be retained in the limiting space 470 defined by the limiting portion 440 and the abutment wall 450 and supported by the support platform 460. Therefore, by means of the cooperation of the limiting portion 440 and the support platform 460, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0172] With reference to FIGS. 37 and 38, FIGS. 37 and 38 show a sleeve 700 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in additional detail. For example, FIG. 37 shows a perspective view of the sleeve 700, and FIG. 38 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve 700 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0173] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the frame pool may further include a plurality of sleeves 700. Each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may be sleeved over the lower end of one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, and the lower end of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Each sleeve 700 may include an outer wall 710, a limiting member 720 may be disposed on the outer wall 710, and the connecting rope 500 may be retained by the limiting member 720, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Therefore, by arranging the sleeve 700 provided with the limiting member 720 on the vertical support member 340, and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the limiting member 720, the connecting rope 500 can not only be fixed and limited, but also the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can also be limited.

[0174] In this embodiment, the support base 400 may optionally include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0175] In this embodiment, the limiting member 720 may be configured as a hook 722. The hook 722 may protrude outwardly from the outer wall 710 of the sleeve 700, and the connecting rope 500 may be retained by the hook 722. In some embodiments, the hook 722 may be in an L shape, but the present disclosure may not be limited thereto. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that the hook 722 may be configured in other suitable shapes, such as a C shape, or any other similar shape without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0176] With reference to FIGS. 39 to 41, FIGS. 39 to 41 show the sleeve 700 in additional detail. For example, FIG. 39 shows a perspective view of the sleeve 700, FIG. 40 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve 700 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 41 shows an exploded view of the sleeve 700 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0177] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 39 to 41, each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may be sleeved over the lower end of one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, and the lower end of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may include an outer wall 710, and a limiting member 720 may be disposed on the outer wall 710 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Therefore, by arranging the sleeve 700 provided with the limiting member 720 on the vertical support member 340, and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the limiting member 720, the connecting rope 500 can not only be fixed and limited, but also the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can also be limited.

[0178] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0179] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the limiting member 720 may be configured as an upper grip portion 724 and a lower grip portion 726. The upper grip portion 724 and the lower grip portion 726 may each protrude outwardly from the outer wall 710 of the sleeve 700, may be disposed on the outer wall 710, may be opposite to each other in a vertical direction Z, and may jointly define a clamping space 730. The connecting rope 500 may be gripped and retained in the clamping space 730.

[0180] As described above, the embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a variety of structures for arranging each vertical support member 340 between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0181] In other embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may also be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be appreciated that, by changing a mounting method for the connecting member, each vertical support member 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Related structures will continue to be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0182] With reference to FIGS. 42 to 46, FIGS. 42 to 46 show a connecting member 800. In particular, FIG. 42 shows a perspective view of the connecting member 800, FIG. 43 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 44 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340, the support base and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 45 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, and FIG. 46 shows a side view of the connecting member 800.

[0183] In this embodiment, each connecting member 800 of a plurality of connecting members 800 may be a first connecting member 810. For example, as shown in FIGS. 42 and 43, the frame pool further may include a plurality of first connecting members 810, each first connecting member 810 of the plurality of first connecting members 810 may be disposed at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Those skilled in the art should understand that when the first connecting member 810 may be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in a direction toward the pool liner (i.e., a direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first connecting member 810, the connecting rope 500 can be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be noted that the first connecting member 810 provided in this embodiment can also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, in this case, when the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first connecting member 810, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0184] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 810 may include a wall 812, a first hanging structure 814 and a second hanging structure 816. The wall 812 may have a first side 8122 and a second side 8124 that may be disposed opposite to each other, and at least a part of the wall 812 can abut against one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The first hanging structure 814 may be disposed on the first side 8122 of the wall 812, and the second hanging structure 816 may be disposed on the second side 8124 of the wall 812.

[0185] In this embodiment, each first connecting member 810 may be mounted onto one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner) and located at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816. Thus, the connecting rope may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner, and may limit the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner by means of a pulling action of the connecting rope on the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816 of the first connecting member 810.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816. Therefore, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the connecting rope 500 limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0187] As depicted most clearly in FIG. 42, in this embodiment, the first hanging structure 814 may be configured as a first limiting portion hook 8142, and the second hanging structure 816 may be configured as a second limiting portion hook 8162. The first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 may be disposed opposite to each other. The first hanging structure 814, the second hanging structure 816 and the wall 812 jointly define a first receiving portion 818, and the first receiving portion 818 may be configured to receive the vertical support member 340 and allow at least a part of the wall 812 to abut against the vertical support member 340. The first connecting member 810 may be further provided with a first opening 811, and the first opening 811 may be located between the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162.

[0188] Further, as shown in FIGS. 43 and 46, the connecting rope 500 can pass through the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 of each first connecting member 810 in sequence. It should be understood that, when the first connecting member 810 is mounted on the vertical support member 340, the first opening 811 of the first connecting member 810 can be mounted in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and can also be mounted in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0189] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45, a contour of the first receiving portion 818 fits a cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and therefore at least a part of the contour of the first receiving portion 818 may be elliptical. That is, a cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 may be elliptical to allow the contact between the wall 812 and the vertical support member 340. However, the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other possible embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other suitable polygonal shape, and correspondingly, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 may be shaped to match the vertical support member 340, such that the cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 and the vertical support member 340 may have any corresponding shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0190] Furthermore, in conjunction with FIG. 4, in some embodiments, when mounting the frame pool 100, a user may mount each first connecting member 810 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 through the first opening 811 of the first connecting member 810 after the frame assembly 300 and the pool liner 200 of the frame pool 100 are assembled, pass the connecting rope 500 through the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 of each first connecting member 810 in sequence, and then connect the two ends of the connecting rope 500 together by means of the fastener 600, thereby mounting the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the first connecting member 810 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0191] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0192] In other embodiments, while mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may mount each first connecting member 810 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 and arranges and fixes the connecting rope 500 in the same manner.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be understood that, in other embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other similar materials without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0194] With reference to FIGS. 47 to 52, FIGS. 47 to 50 show the connecting member 800. For example, FIG. 47 shows a perspective view of the connecting member 800FIG. 48 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 49 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, the connecting rope 500, the support base 400 and the vertical support member 340, and FIG. 50 shows a top view of the connecting member 800. Furthermore, FIG. 51 shows a top view of another connecting member 800, and FIG. 52 shows a top view of another connecting member 800.

[0195] In this embodiment, each connecting member 800 of the plurality of connecting members 800 may be configured as a second connecting member 820. As shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the frame pool may further include a plurality of second connecting members 820, each second connecting member 820 of the plurality of second connecting members 820 may be disposed at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400.

[0196] It should be further appreciated that, when the second connecting member 820 is mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the second connecting member 820, the connecting rope 500 can be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be noted that the second connecting member 820 provided in this embodiment can also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, in this case, when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the second connecting member 820, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0197] In particular, in this embodiment, the second connecting member 820 may include a wall 822, a first hanging structure 824 and a second hanging structure 826. The wall 822 may have a first side 8222 and a second side 8224 that may be disposed opposite to each other, and at least a part of the wall 822 can abut against one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The first hanging structure 824 may be disposed on the first side 8222 of the wall 822, and the second hanging structure 826 may be disposed on the second side 8224 of the wall 822.

[0198] In this embodiment, each second connecting member 820 may be mounted onto one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner) and located at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826. Thus, the connecting rope 500 may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner, and limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner by means of a pulling action of the connecting rope on the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826 of the second connecting member 820.

[0199] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the second connecting member 820 may also be mounted at the lower end of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. In this instance, the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member by the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826. Therefore, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the connecting rope 500 limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0200] Referring now to FIG. 47, in this embodiment, the first hanging structure 824 may be configured as a first limiting portion through hole 8242, and the second hanging structure 826 may be configured as a second limiting portion through hole 8262. The first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 may be disposed opposite to each other. The first hanging structure 824, the second hanging structure 826 and the wall 822 may jointly define a second receiving portion 828, and the second receiving portion 828 may be configured to receive the vertical support member 340 and allow at least a part of the wall 822 to abut against the vertical support member 340. The second connecting member 820 may be provided with a second opening 821, and the second opening 821 may be located between the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262.

[0201] As shown in FIG. 48, the second connecting member 820 can be mounted on the vertical support member 340 through the second opening 821, and the connecting rope 500 may pass through the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 of each second connecting member 820 in sequence. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that, when the second connecting member 820 is mounted on the vertical support member 340, the second opening 821 of the second connecting member 820 can be mounted in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and can also be mounted in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0202] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 49 and 50, a contour of the second receiving portion 828 may fit the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and therefore at least a part of the contour of the second receiving portion 828 may be elliptical. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be elliptical to allow the contact between the wall 822 and the vertical support member 340. However, the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other polygonal shapes, and correspondingly, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other polygonal shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, as shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be a circle and a polygon respectively, and the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle and a polygon respectively.

[0203] Further in conjunction with FIG. 4, when mounting the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each second connecting member 820 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 through the second opening 821 of the second connecting member 820 after the frame assembly 300 and the pool liner 200 of the frame pool 100 are assembled, pass the connecting rope 500 through the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 of the second connecting member 820 in sequence, and then connect the two ends of the connecting rope 500 together by means of the fastener 600, thereby mounting the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the second connecting member 820 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 and retaining the connecting rope within the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0204] In the embodiments described herein, it should be further understood that the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform described herein. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, and / or the limiting portion without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0205] In other embodiments, while mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each second connecting member 820 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 and mount the connecting rope 500 in the same manner.

[0206] In some embodiments, the second connecting member 820 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be noted that, in some embodiments, the second connecting member820 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other any other similar material without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0207] With reference to FIGS. 53 to 56, a vertical support member sleeve 900 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. In particular, FIG. 53 shows a perspective view of the vertical support member sleeve 900, FIG. 54 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member sleeve 900, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 55 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve 900, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 56 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve 900.

[0208] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 53 and 54, the frame pool may further include a plurality of vertical support member sleeves 900, each vertical support member sleeve 900 of the plurality of vertical support member sleeves 900 may be provided with a third receiving portion 940, and the third receiving portion 940 may be configured to receive one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The lower end 344 of each corresponding vertical support member 340 may pass through the third receiving portion 940 and may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. In some embodiments, each vertical support member sleeve 900 may be configured as a closed annular structure which may include a sidewall 910 and an annular ring 920, and the annular ring 920 protrudes outwardly from the sidewall and may be disposed on the sidewall 910 of the vertical support member sleeve 900. The annular ring 920 may be provided with a third limiting hole 930, and the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of each vertical support member sleeve 900 successively and may be limited and fixed to the vertical support member 340. Therefore, when the annular ring 920 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 is arranged in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), the connecting rope 500 may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner by means of the vertical support member sleeve, thereby limiting the displacement of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0209] In some embodiments, the annular ring 920 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 may also be arranged in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, the connecting rope may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of each vertical support member sleeve 900 successively, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the displacement of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner may be limited by the connecting rope 500.

[0210] It should be further appreciated that, in the embodiments described herein, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform described herein. To that extent, it should be understood that the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, and the limiting portion without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0211] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 55 and 56, a contour of the third receiving portion 940 fits the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and correspondingly a contour of the third receiving portion 940 may be elliptical, to allow the contact between the outer wall of the vertical support member 340 and the third receiving portion 940. However, the embodiments of the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon or other polygonal shapes, and correspondingly, the contour of the third receiving portion 940 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon or other polygonal shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0212] In some embodiments, when mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each vertical support member sleeve 900 onto the lower end of a vertical support member 340, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 on each vertical support member 340 successively, and the two ends of the connecting rope 500 may be connected together by means of the fastener 600, thereby completing the mounting of the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the vertical support member sleeve 900 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member340 and retaining and positioning the connecting rope 500 on the vertical support member sleeve 900, the connecting rope 500 may be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner may be limited.

[0213] In some embodiments, the vertical support member sleeve 900 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be further appreciated that the vertical support member sleeve 900 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or any other similar material without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0214] In summary, the embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a solution for fixing and limiting the vertical support members of the frame pool 100 by using a connecting rope instead of frame bands or patches. In particular, a fixing method for the connecting rope 500 may have a variety of embodiments, which may be illustrated herein by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the fixing method for the connecting rope 500 may not be limited to the above embodiments, and any solution of limiting the offset of each vertical support member of the frame pool 100 by means of the connecting rope 500 may be implemented without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0215] In view of the foregoing, it should be appreciated that the position of each vertical support member can be effectively limited by limiting the displacement of the vertical support member with the connecting rope, and thus the stability of the frame pool may be improved. Furthermore, during the mounting of the frame pool according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the degree of tightness of the connecting rope can be appropriately adjusted as required to maintain the overall structural stability of the pool and avoid collapse.

[0216] Moreover, because the embodiments of the present disclosure employ the connecting rope instead of the frame bands or patches, and the connecting rope may be thin structurally, the user cannot use the connecting rope as a climbing point to enter the pool. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not form triangular areas for the user to climb.

[0217] Although the present disclosure has been illustrated and described with reference to some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the above contents are further detailed descriptions for the present disclosure with reference to specific embodiments, and it cannot be assumed that the specific embodiments of the present disclosure are limited to these descriptions. Those skilled in the art can make various changes in form and details, including several simple deduction or substitutions, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0218] The foregoing descriptions are only embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, various changes and variations can be made to the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.

[0219] Furthermore, it should be apparent that the present disclosure is not limited to the details of the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments, and the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present disclosure. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, the embodiments should all be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims rather than the above-mentioned description, and therefore it is intended that all changes which fall within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are embraced in the present disclosure. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims involved. In addition, it is apparent that the word "comprise / include" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. The terms first, second, etc. are used for designations and do not represent any particular order.

[0220] It should be understood that the embodiments as shown in the drawings only show the optional shapes, sizes and arrangements of optional components of the frame pool according to the present disclosure, which are merely illustrative but not restrictive, and other shapes, sizes and arrangements may be employed without departing from the idea and scope of the present disclosure.

[0221] The technical contents and technical features of the present disclosure are disclosed above, but it can be understood that those skilled in the art would have made various variations and improvements to the concepts disclosed above under the creative idea of the present disclosure, and all the variations and improvements fall into the scope of protection of the present disclosure. The descriptions of the above embodiments are illustrative but not restrictive, and the scope of protection of the present disclosure is determined by the claims.

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[0088]Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated below, and those skilled in the art may readily understand advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the content disclosed in the description. Although the description of the present disclosure will be introduced in conjunction with preferred embodiments, it does not mean that features of the present disclosure are limited to the implementations described herein. On the contrary, an objective of introducing the present disclosure in conjunction with the embodiments described herein is to encompass other options or modifications that may be extended on the basis of the claims of the present disclosure. The following description contains numerous specific details in order to provide deep understanding of the present disclosure. The present disclosure may also be implemented without these details. In addition, in order to avoid confusion of the present disclosure, some specific details will be omitted in the descri...

[0001] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202521167451.4, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on June 06, 2025, and entitled “FRAME POOL,” and to Chinese Patent Application No. 202521285333.3, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on June 20, 2025, and entitled “FRAME POOL,” and to Chinese Patent Application No. 202522073826.7, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on September 25, 2025 and entitled “FRAME POOL,” each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of pools, and in particular, to a frame pool.BACKGROUND

[0003] As overall quality of life has improved worldwide, demands for leisure and entertainment products continue to increase. In particular, swimming pools, such as frame pools, have become increasingly commonplace, as these frame pools may provide users with a convenient swimming experience in daily life. However, conventional frame pools have a number of shortcomings that may lead to user injury during use. For example, traditional frame pools may include support members that are configured to support a liner, with the support members ensuring that the liner remains in contact with the ground during use. Furthermore, conventional frame pools often include frame bands that aid in limiting displacement of the support members during use.

[0004] In many instances, these frame bands may be arranged towards a bottom surface of the frame pool (e.g., at a distance from the liner that is approximately one-third of a total height of the frame pool). Once the frame pool is filled with water, the liner, support members, and limiting bands may expand, such that the various components of the frame pool may form a step-like structure that may be used to access the pool. In the absence of a guardian, the step-like structure may be used by children, who may be at risk of drowning in the event the pool is accessed without supervision.

[0005] Accordingly, a need exists for a frame pool that prevents the formation of a step-like structure when filled with water in order to enhance the safety of the frame pool.SUMMARY

[0006] As noted hereinabove, after a conventional frame pool is filled with water, a pool wall expands outwardly under a water pressure, which causes limiting bands (e.g., frame bands or patches) on the outer side of the pool wall, vertical support members and the pool wall to form triangular areas. The triangular areas are often used as climbing points by a user, particularly children, which may cause potential safety risks such as drowning, overturning or breakage of the pool. To this end, the present disclosure provides a frame pool that can avoid the formation of triangular areas for climbing, effectively improve the use safety of the product, and reduce the risk of personal injury.

[0007] In the embodiments of the present disclosure a frame pool is disclosed. The frame pool includes: a pool liner; a frame assembly supporting the pool liner and including: a plurality of horizontal support members, each horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members including a first end and a second end; a plurality of vertical support members, each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members including an upper end and a lower end; and a plurality of T-joints, each T-joint of the plurality of T-joints including: a first horizontal portion connected to a first end of a first horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members; a second horizontal portion connected to a second end of a second horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members; and a vertical portion connected to the upper end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members; a plurality of support bases, each support base of the plurality of support bases including a mounting hole, and the lower end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members being disposed in the mounting hole of each support base of the plurality of support bases; and a connecting rope disposed in a circumferential direction of the pool liner, the connecting rope being configured to limit the offset of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members in a direction away from the pool liner.

[0008] It should be appreciated that the frame pool described herein can limit the movement of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members in the direction away from the pool liner by means of the connecting rope instead of conventional limiting bands (e.g., frame bands or patches), thereby effectively limiting each vertical support member and allowing the overall structure of the frame pool to be more stable. In addition, after the frame pool is filled with water and the pool liner expands outwardly under a water pressure, the connecting rope, each vertical support member and the pool wall do not form a gap for climbing, which prevents a user from using the gap to climb into the pool and thereby cause potential safety hazards such as drowning, and effectively improves the use safety of the frame pool. Moreover, when the frame pool is mounted, the degree of tightness of the connecting rope can be adjusted as required to maintain optimum stability of the pool, reduce the likelihood of collapse and improve the use reliability of the overall structure of the frame pool.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members is arranged between the connecting rope and the pool liner.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes a limiting groove, the limiting groove extends at least partially along an edge of the mounting hole and is located on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases away from the pool liner, and the connecting rope is disposed in the limiting groove.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes a bottom limiting groove, and the bottom limiting groove runs through each support base of the plurality of support bases in a horizontal direction and is located at the bottom of each support base of the plurality of support bases.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases includes: a limiting portion disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and configured to retain the connecting rope; and at least one support platform disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and cooperating with the limiting portion to support the connecting rope.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes: a first limiting portion disposed on one side of the mounting hole; and a second limiting portion disposed opposite to the first limiting portion and located on the other side of the mounting hole; where the connecting rope is disposed in the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion and retained by the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, and abuts against each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first limiting portion includes a first hook, the second limiting portion includes a second hook, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first hook and the second hook.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first limiting portion includes a first closed structure, the second limiting portion includes a second closed structure, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first closed structure and the second closed structure, or the at least one support platform is disposed inside each of the first closed structure and the second closed structure.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each support base of the plurality of support bases further includes an abutment wall, and the abutment wall is disposed on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases away from the pool liner and includes a top end and a bottom end that are disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes a limiting structure, one end of the limiting structure is connected to the top end of the abutment wall, the other end of the limiting structure and the abutment wall are disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening, and the connecting rope is disposed in the opening and is retained by the limiting structure.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes: a first support platform disposed on one side of the limiting structure; and a second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on the other side of the limiting structure.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion includes a retaining structure, the retaining structure is disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and defines a through hole, and the connecting rope is disposed in the through hole and retained by the retaining structure.

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the retaining structure includes: a first sidewall connected to the abutment wall; a second sidewall disposed opposite to the first sidewall and connected to the abutment wall; and a curved wall arranged between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and connected to the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the abutment wall to jointly define the through hole.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes: a first support platform disposed on one side of the first sidewall; and a second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on one side of the second sidewall.

[0022] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the top end of the abutment wall includes a clamping groove having a relief portion; the limiting portion and the abutment wall jointly define a limiting space for retaining the connecting rope, and the limiting portion includes: a connecting rod; a rotating shaft disposed at one end of the connecting rod and rotatably mounted in the clamping groove; and a first snap-fit portion disposed at the other end of the connecting rod; and the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and includes a second snap-fit portion that is engaged with the first snap-fit portion.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting rope includes a plurality of connecting portions spaced apart from each other, and each connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions corresponds in position to each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and is configured to be connected to each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

[0024] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of sleeves, each sleeve of the plurality of sleeves being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including an outer wall having a limiting member, and the connecting rope being retained in the limiting member.

[0025] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting member includes a hook, and the connecting rope is retained by the hook.

[0026] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting member includes: an upper grip portion disposed on the outer wall; and a lower grip portion disposed on the outer wall, the lower grip portion and the upper grip portion being spaced in a vertical direction to define a clamping space; where the connecting rope is retained in the clamping space.

[0027] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connecting rope is arranged between each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and the pool liner.

[0028] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of connecting members, each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including: a wall including a first side and a second side that are disposed opposite to each other, at least part of the wall abutting against one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members; a first hanging structure disposed on the first side; and a second hanging structure disposed on the second side.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first hanging structure includes a first limiting portion hook or a first limiting portion through hole; and the second hanging structure includes a second limiting portion hook or a second limiting portion through hole.

[0030] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a cross section of the wall is circular, elliptical or polygonal.

[0031] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame pool further includes: a plurality of vertical support member sleeves, each vertical support member sleeve of the plurality of vertical support member sleeves being sleeved over one corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and including a sidewall and an annular ring, the annular ring being disposed on the sidewall of the vertical support member sleeve, and the connecting rope being retained in the annular ring.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be understood from the following embodiments described in detail herein and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent the same or similar components.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a first partial perspective view of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a second perspective view of the frame pool of FIG. 1,, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;.

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a third partial perspective view of the frame pool of FIG. 1, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0038] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0039] FIG. 7 shows a partial enlarged exploded view of part A in FIGS. 4 to 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0040] FIG. 8 shows a partial enlarged view of part B in FIG. 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0041] FIG. 9 shows a partial enlarged view of part C in FIGS. 4 to 6, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0042] FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of a support base of a frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0043] FIG. 11 shows a sectional view of a vertical support member and a connecting rope mounted on the support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0044] FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member, the connecting rope and the support base, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0045] FIG. 13 shows a schematic exploded view of the vertical support member, the connecting rope and the support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 12, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0046] FIG. 14 shows a schematic perspective view of another connecting rope connected to the vertical support member and the support base in the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0047] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0048] FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 15, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0049] FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0050] FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 17, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0051] FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of another support base shown in FIG. 17, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0052] FIG. 20 shows a first perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0053] FIG. 21 shows a second perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0054] FIG. 22 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 20, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0055] FIG. 23 shows a first perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0056] FIG. 24 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 23, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0057] FIG. 25 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0058] FIG. 26 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 25, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0059] FIG. 27 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 26, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0060] FIG. 28 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0061] FIG. 29 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 28, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0062] FIG. 30 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0063] FIG. 31 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 30, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0064] FIG. 32 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 31, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0065] FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0066] FIG. 34 shows a perspective exploded view of another support base of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0067] FIG. 35 shows a perspective view of another support base of the frame pool shown in FIG. 33, which is connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0068] FIG. 36 shows a sectional view of another support base shown in FIG. 35, after connection with the vertical support member and the connecting rope, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0069] FIG. 37 shows a perspective view of a sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0070] FIG. 38 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0071] FIG. 39 shows a perspective view of another sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0072] FIG. 40 shows a schematic diagram of another sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0073] FIG. 41 shows an exploded view of another sleeve shown in FIG. 40, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0074] FIG. 42 shows a perspective view of a connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0075] FIG. 43 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0076] FIG. 44 shows a top view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 43, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0077] FIG. 45 shows a top view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 42, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0078] FIG. 46 shows a side view of the connecting member shown in FIG. 42, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0079] FIG. 47 shows a perspective view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0080] FIG. 48 shows a schematic diagram of another connecting member connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0081] FIG. 49 shows a top view of another connecting member shown in FIG. 48, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0082] FIG. 50 shows a top view of another connecting member shown in FIG. 47, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0083] FIG. 51 shows a top view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0084] FIG. 52 shows a top view of another connecting member of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; FIG. 53 shows a perspective view of a vertical support member sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0085] FIG. 54 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member sleeve connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein;

[0086] FIG. 55 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve shown in FIG. 54, the connecting rope, the support base and the vertical support member after connection, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein; and

[0087] FIG. 56 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve of the frame pool, according to one or more embodiments shown and described herein.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0088] Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated below, and those skilled in the art may readily understand advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the content disclosed in the description. Although the description of the present disclosure will be introduced in conjunction with preferred embodiments, it does not mean that features of the present disclosure are limited to the implementations described herein. On the contrary, an objective of introducing the present disclosure in conjunction with the embodiments described herein is to encompass other options or modifications that may be extended on the basis of the claims of the present disclosure. The following description contains numerous specific details in order to provide deep understanding of the present disclosure. The present disclosure may also be implemented without these details. In addition, in order to avoid confusion of the present disclosure, some specific details will be omitted in the description. It should be noted that the embodiments and the features thereof in the present disclosure can be combined with each other without conflicts.

[0089] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that orientation or position relationships indicated by terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, and “anticlockwise” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are merely for ease of description of the present disclosure and simplification of the description, rather than indicating or implying that the apparatuses or elements referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

[0090] In addition, terms “first”, “second”, etc. are merely for the purpose of description, and should not be construed as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

[0091] In the present disclosure, it should also be noted that the terms “arrange”, “connected”, and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited. For example, the connection may be a secured connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; or may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; or may be a direct connection, an indirect connection by means of an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the terms mentioned above in the embodiments should be understood in specific cases.

[0092] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified and defined, the first feature being “above” or “below” the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being not in direct contact but coming into contact through another feature between them. In addition, the first feature being “above”, “over”, and “on” the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the level of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature being "below", "beneath", and "on underside of" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the level of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0093] In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “a plurality of” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

[0094] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described with reference to specific embodiments of the present disclosure and corresponding figures.

[0095] Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, a conventional frame pool 10 generally includes a plurality of vertical support members 12 and a liner 14, and the vertical support members 12 are configured to support the liner 14 so as to keep the liner on the ground. In addition, the frame pool 10 further includes limiting bands 16 (e.g., patches shown in FIG. 1, or frame bands shown in FIG. 2) for limiting the displacement of the vertical support members 12. The limiting bands 16 (e.g., the patches or frame bands) are usually arranged at about one third of the overall height of the frame pool 10. After the pool is filled with water, the liner 14 expands under a water pressure, such that each of the limiting bands 16 (e.g., the frame band or patch), a corresponding one of the vertical support members 12 and the liner 14 form a protruding triangular area S (see a hatched section in FIGS. 1 to 3). As described hereinabove, the triangular area S forms a step-like protrusion structurally, and a user may use the protrusion as a climbing point to enter the pool. In particular, a child may climb into the pool by stepping on the limiting band 16 (e.g., the frame band or patch) in the absence of a guardian, which may significantly increase the risk of bodily harm and / or drowning.

[0096] Furthermore, in contrast to conventional frame pools that utilize mid-height frame bands, patches, or straps secured to the pool wall, the frame pools disclosed herein may omit any restraint structure positioned between a lower edge and an upper edge of the sidewall. Instead, restraint of the vertical support members may be achieved at or near a bottom region of the pool liner using the connecting rope, thereby avoiding formation of climbable protrusions when the pool liner expands under water pressure, as will be described in additional detail herein.

[0097] Turning now to FIG. 4, an exemplary embodiment of a frame pool 100 is disclosed, with the frame pool 100 having a generally circular embodiment. The frame pool 100 may include a pool liner 200 and a frame assembly 300. The frame assembly 300 may support the pool liner 200 to form the frame pool 100, such that the pool liner 200 may enclose a water storage space for storing water.

[0098] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of horizontal support members 320, a plurality of vertical support members 340 and a plurality of T-joints 360. Each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may include a first end 324 and a second end 326.

[0099] With continued reference to FIG. 4, the pool liner 200 may include a bottom wall 220 and a sidewall 240. In some embodiments, a lower edge of the sidewall 240 may be connected to an edge of the bottom wall 220 and may extend upwardly in a vertical direction Z. A plurality of connecting sleeves 260 may be provided at an upper edge of the sidewall 240, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may penetrate into one corresponding connecting sleeve 260 of the plurality of connecting sleeves 260, and an end of each horizontal support member 320 may be exposed to facilitate the connection of the horizontal support member and a corresponding one of the T-joints 360, such that the frame assembly 300 provides effective support to the sidewall 240.

[0100] In some embodiments, each T-joint 360 of the plurality of T-joints 360 may include a first horizontal portion 362, a second horizontal portion 364 and a vertical portion 366. The first horizontal portion 362 of each T-joint 360 may be connected to a first end 324 of a first horizontal support member 322 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, and the second horizontal portion 364 may be connected to a second end 326 of a second horizontal support member 328 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320. The first horizontal support member 322 and the second horizontal support member 328 may be two adjacent horizontal support members 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, and thus the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the plurality of T-joints 360 to form an annular horizontal frame.

[0101] An upper end 342 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be connected to the vertical portion 366 of one corresponding T-joint 360 of the plurality of T-joints 360 to support the annular horizontal frame. A support base 400 may be connected to a lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and configured to increase the area of contact between the corresponding vertical support member and the ground, so that the stability of the entire structure of the frame pool 100 may be improved.

[0102] In some embodiments, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 and each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be both of a tubular structure. However, in other possible embodiments, the horizontal support member 320 and / or the vertical support member 340 may also be in the form of a solid rod-like structure or the like, which may not be limited specifically by the present disclosure.

[0103] It should be appreciated that, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a projection of the frame pool on the ground may be in the shape of a circular frame pool shown in FIG. 4. However, the frame pool may not be limited thereto, and may include any shape without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, a projection of the frame pool on the ground may also be rectangular, oval as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, or in other suitable shapes.

[0104] Referring now to FIG. 5, another embodiment of a frame pool 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. In this embodiment, the frame pool 120 may have a generally oval shape. The frame pool 120 may include a pool liner 200 and a frame assembly 300. The frame assembly 300 may support the pool liner 200 to form the frame pool 120, such that the pool liner 200 may enclose a water storage space for storing water.

[0105] The pool liner 200 may include a bottom wall 220 and a sidewall 240. In some embodiments, a lower edge of the sidewall 240 may be connected to an edge of the bottom wall 220 and may extend upwardly in a vertical direction Z. A plurality of connecting sleeves 260 may be provided at an upper edge of the sidewall 240, each horizontal support member 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may penetrate into one corresponding connecting sleeve 260 of the plurality of connecting sleeves 260, and an end of each horizontal support member 320 may be exposed to facilitate the connection of the horizontal support member 320 and a corresponding one of the T-joints 360, or the mutual connection between adjacent horizontal support members of the plurality of horizontal support members 320, so that the frame assembly 300 may provide effective support to the sidewall 240.

[0106] As shown in FIG. 5, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of horizontal support members 320, a plurality of vertical support members 340 and a plurality of T-joints 360. A configuration method and a connection relationship of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the plurality of T-joints 360 may be the same as those of the frame pool 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the connection relationship of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 and the plurality of T-joints 360 may also be the same as that of the frame pool 100. Furthermore, in some other embodiments, a connection method and a connection structure of the lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the support base 400 may be the same as those of the frame pool 100.

[0107] As shown in FIG. 5, at least a portion of the horizontal support members 320 of the plurality of horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the T-joints 360 to form curved portions of the frame pool 120, which may be arranged at two ends of the frame pool 120. In this embodiment, it should be understood that every two adjacent horizontal support members 320 of the remaining horizontal support members 320 may be connected to each other to form a straight portion of the frame pool 120, which may be arranged between the curved portions at the two ends. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the frame assembly 300 may include a plurality of inclined support members 380, and each inclined support member 380 may be connected to one horizontal support member 320 corresponding to the straight portion to support the horizontal support member 320.

[0108] In some embodiments, the plurality of horizontal support members 320 include fourteen horizontal support members 320, such that every four horizontal support members 320 of eight horizontal support members 320 may be connected in sequence by means of the T-joints 360 to form the curved portions of the oval frame pool 120, which may be arranged at the two ends of the frame pool 120. In these embodiments, every three horizontal support members 320 of the remaining six horizontal support members 320 may be connected to each other to form straight portions of the oval frame pool, which may be arranged between the curved portions at the two ends and assembled with the curved portions to support the pool liner 200. However, it should be appreciated that the frame pool described herein may include any number of horizontal support members and / or T-joints without departing from the scope of the present disclosure

[0109] Turning now to FIG. 6, another embodiment of a frame pool 140 is depicted. The frame pool 140 may be of a generally elliptical structure. The entire structure of the frame pool 140 may be the same as the entire structure of the frame pool 120 shown in FIG. 5. An arrangement method and a fixing method for the connecting rope shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 will be explained in detail below.

[0110] With reference to FIG. 7, a partial enlarged exploded view of adjacent horizontal support members, the T-joint 360, the vertical support member 340, one support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and the connecting rope 500 of the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) is depicted.. In some embodiments, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed with a mounting hole 410, the lower end 344 of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be disposed in the mounting hole 410 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400, and the upper end 342 of each vertical support member 340 may be disposed in the vertical portion 366 of the T-joint 360. The cooperation of the connecting rope 500 and each support base 400 may achieve a limiting effect on each vertical support member 340. The first end 324 of each first horizontal support member 322 of the plurality of horizontal support members may be disposed in the first horizontal portion 362 of the T-joint 360, and the second end 326 of each second horizontal support member 328 of the plurality of horizontal support members may be disposed in the second horizontal portion 364 of the T-joint 360, so as to achieve the assembly of the frame assembly.

[0111] With continued reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 each use the connecting rope 500 instead of the limiting bands 16 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0112] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in a circumferential direction R of the pool liner 200, surround a bottom edge of the frame pool 100, and may be arranged around each vertical support member 340 and configured to limit the offset of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in a direction (e.g., an X1 direction shown in FIG. 4) away from the pool liner 200. For example, the connecting rope 500 may surround the lower end of the vertical support member 340 and may be snap-fitted with the support base 400 corresponding to the vertical support member to fix and limit the connecting rope 500, so as to limit the movement of each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the X1 direction away from the pool liner 200.

[0113] In these embodiments, when the pool liner is filled with water, hydrostatic pressure may cause outward forces to be applied to the sidewall and transmitted to the plurality of vertical support members 340. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that the connecting rope 500 may disperse at least a portion of these forces into circumferential tensile forces along the connecting rope 500, thereby reducing bending or outward rotation of the vertical support members 340.

[0114] In order to improve the ability of the connecting rope 500 to limit displacement of each vertical support member 340 in the direction away from the pool liner, the frame pool 100, the frame pool 120 and the frame pool 140 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be further provided with a fastener 600, which may be configured to adjust the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 and to limit the offset of each vertical support member 340 by the connecting rope 500.

[0115] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting rope 500 may surround the bottom edge of the frame pool 100, with two free ends thereof connected respectively to the fastener 600, and the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 may be adjusted by means of a ratchet wheel (not shown) inside the fastener 600.

[0116] Referring now to FIG. 8, a partial enlarged view of part B in FIG. 6 is depicted. A plurality of fasteners 600 may be disposed on the sidewall of the frame pool 140. Each fastener 600 may include a tether portion 610 and a tether hole 620 formed in the tether portion 610, the tether portion 610 being disposed on the pool liner 200.

[0117] In some embodiments, such as those shown in FIG. 6, the frame pool 140 may include four tether portions 610 and two sections of connecting ropes 500, the four tether portions 610 may be divided into two groups and may be respectively arranged at transitional positions between the curved portions and the straight portions of the oval frame pool 140, and the two sections of connecting ropes 500 respectively surround the curved portions of the frame pool 140. One end 540 of each section of connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of one tether portion 610 of a pair of tether portions 610 and may be knotted, and the other end may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of the other tether portion 610 of the pair of tether portions 610 and may be knotted, thereby fixing and tensioning the connecting rope 500.

[0118] It should be further appreciated that, in some embodiments, the frame pool 140 may also be provided with only two tether portions 610 and a section of connecting rope 500, the two tether portions 610 may be respectively disposed on the sidewall of the pool liner, the connecting rope 500 may surround the entire bottom edge of the frame pool 140, one end 540 of the connecting rope may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of one tether portion 610 and may be knotted, and the other end may be threaded through the tether hole 620 of the other tether portion 610 and may be knotted, thereby fixing and tensioning the connecting rope 500.

[0119] It should be further understood that the embodiments described herein are illustrative in nature, and are not intended to limit specific structures and configuration positions of the fastener 600 and the tether portion 610, as long as the degree of tightness of the connecting rope 500 can be adjusted. Moreover, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not specifically limit the number of the tether portions 610. For example, only one tether portion 610 may be provided, and when only one tether portion 610 may be provided, at least two tether holes 620 may be provided. The connecting rope 500 may surround the bottom edge of the frame pool, where one tether hole 620 may be configured for the one end 540 of the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be knotted, and the other tether hole 620 may be configured for the other end of the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be knotted, so as to fix the two ends of the connecting rope 500. However, it should be appreciated that the tether portions 610 may include any number of tether portions without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0120] Similarly, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not specifically limit a fixing method for the connecting rope 500. For example, any fixing method for limiting the offset of each vertical support member 340 by the connecting rope 500 is contemplated herein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0121] For example, in some embodiments, the connecting rope and support base structures may be provided as a retrofit assembly configured to be installed on an existing frame pool having vertical support members. In such embodiments, the connecting rope may be routed around existing support bases or newly installed bases to limit outward displacement of the vertical support members without requiring modification of the pool liner.

[0122] Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be made of polypropylene (PP), but may not be limited thereto. For example, in other possible embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may also be made of polymer materials such as polyethylene, nylon, polyester and polyimide, or natural fibers, inorganic non-metallic materials, or any material capable of effectively limiting the displacement of each vertical support member 340, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0123] It should be further understood that the connecting rope described herein is not limited to a braided rope form and may include belts, straps, cords, cables, chains, woven members, or composite tension members, whether flexible or semi-rigid, provided such members are capable of limiting outward displacement of the vertical support members, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0124] With reference to FIGS. 9, 10 and 11, the support base 400 is depicted in additional detail. FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of part C in FIGS. 4 to 6, which illustrates a structure in which the support base 400 and the connecting rope 500 may be connected according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Similarly, FIG. 10 shows the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 11 shows a sectional view of the vertical support member 340 mounted on the support base 400.

[0125] As shown in FIG. 9, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be further provided with a limiting groove 420. The limiting groove 420 may extend at least partially along an edge of the mounting hole 410 and may be disposed on a side (i.e., a side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 9) of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 that may be away from the pool liner. The limiting groove 420 may be configured to receive the connecting rope 500, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the limiting groove 420 and may surround the bottom of the frame pool in a circumferential direction R (e.g., as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) of the frame pool 100, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be located between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner 200 to achieve the limiting effect of the connecting rope on the vertical support member 340.

[0126] With reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, in this embodiment, the limiting groove 420 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed as a side groove 422. The side groove 422 may extend at least partially along the edge of the mounting hole 410 and may be spaced apart from the mounting hole 410, and the side groove 422 may be located on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 10) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner. As shown in FIG. 11 and further in conjunction with FIGS. 4 to 9, the mounting hole 410 may be configured to receive the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the side groove 422 may be configured to receive the connecting rope 500. In some embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may surround the frame pool 100 in the circumferential direction R of the frame pool and may be received in the side groove 422 of each support base 400. Each side groove 422 can limit the position of the connecting rope 500 in the vertical direction Z to prevent the displacement of the connecting rope 500. In addition, in this embodiment, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner 200. Therefore, by disposing the connecting rope 500 in the side groove 422, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, so as to achieve the effect of limiting the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0127] With reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, FIG. 12 shows the connecting rope 500 and FIG. 13 illustrates an exploded view of the connecting rope 500, the vertical support member 340 and the support base 400 after connection in one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0128] It should be understood that, in these embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may be formed as a continuous loop extending around an entire periphery of the pool liner 200, or as a plurality of discrete rope segments positioned between selected vertical support members 340. In segmented embodiments, each segment may independently limit displacement of corresponding vertical support members 340.

[0129] In some embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may include a plurality of connecting portions 520 spaced apart from each other, and each connecting portion 520 of the plurality of connecting portions 520 may correspond in position to each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and may be configured to be connected to each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, so as to limit the position of the vertical support member 340 and prevent the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner.

[0130] In this embodiment, each connecting portion 520 of the plurality of connecting portions 520 may be configured as a connecting ring 560, each connecting ring 560 may be used for the lower end 344 of the corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 to pass through, and the lower end 344 may be further inserted into the mounting hole 410 of the corresponding support base 400. When the frame pool 100 is mounted, the lower end of each vertical support member 340 may first pass through the corresponding connecting ring 560 and may then be inserted into the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400, and accordingly each vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500 may be connected.

[0131] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the support base 400 may or may not be provided with the above side groove 422 (as shown in FIG. 10) selectively, which may not be limited by this embodiment.

[0132] It should be further understood that, in some embodiments, the connecting ring 560 may be integrally formed with the connecting rope 500, by means of weaving or any other similar method of integrally forming the connecting rope without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, in other embodiments, the connecting ring 560 may also be composed of a separate part made of a plastic or metal material, and may be arranged between the two sections of connecting ropes 500 and connected to the two sections of connecting ropes 500 without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0133] With reference to FIG. 14, another connecting rope 500 is depicted in additional detail. In this embodiment, the connecting rope 500 may be a complete loop and may be fitted around the frame pool 100 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) to limit the offset of the vertical support members 340 as a whole.

[0134] With reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, FIGS. 15 and 16 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0135] In this embodiment, the limiting groove 420 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be formed as an arc-shaped recess 424. The arc-shaped recess 424 may be disposed at the top of the support base 400, may extend at least partially along the edge of the mounting hole 410, and may be located on the side (i.e., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 16) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner.

[0136] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15, the arc-shaped recess 424 may include a first bend section 4242, an extension section 4244 and a second bend section 4246 that may be connected in sequence, where the first bend section 4242 and the second bend section 4246 may be respectively located at two ends of the extension section 4244; and with further reference to FIG. 16, the first bend section 4242 may be configured for the connecting rope 500 to enter, and the second bend section 4246 may be configured for the connecting rope 500 to exit, so as to reliably fix and limit the connecting rope 500 and limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0137] It should be noted that a specific shape and a configuration position of the limiting groove 420 of the present disclosure may not be specifically limited. For example, the limiting groove 420 may be a side groove, an arc-shaped recess or other recess structures suitable for receiving the connecting rope, and the position thereof can be configured on either side of the corresponding support base without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. To this extent, any specific shape and any configuration position allowing the fixing of the connecting rope 500 and the limiting of each vertical support member 340 may be considered to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0138] With reference to FIGS. 17 to 19, FIGS. 17 to 19 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 18 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 19 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the connecting rope 500.

[0139] In this embodiment, and as shown most clearly in FIG. 17, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a bottom limiting groove 430, and the bottom limiting groove 430 may be disposed at the bottom of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and may run through each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 in a horizontal direction (e.g., a Y direction shown in FIG. 17). As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the connecting rope 500 may be embedded into the bottom limiting groove 430, so as to fix and limit the connecting rope 500, and limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner.

[0140] With reference to FIGS. 20 to 22, FIGS. 20 to 22 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIGS. 20 and 21 show perspective views of the support base 400, and FIG. 22 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0141] In this embodiment, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a limiting portion 440 and at least one support platform 460. The limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500. The at least one support platform 460 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and spaced apart from the limiting portion 440 to support the connecting rope 500 retained in the limiting portion 440.

[0142] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a first limiting portion 441 and a second limiting portion 442. The first limiting portion 441 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second limiting portion 442 may be disposed opposite to the first limiting portion 441 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, preferably, the first limiting portion 441 may be formed as a first hook 4412, the second limiting portion 442 may be formed as a second hook 4422, the first hook 4412 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second hook 4422 may be disposed opposite to the first hook 4412 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. The support platform 460 may be disposed under each of the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422 and spaced apart from each of the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422.

[0143] In this embodiment, and as shown most clearly in FIG. 22, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422 and may be retained by the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422, and meanwhile the connecting rope 500 may be supported by two support platforms 460 located under the first hook 4412 and the second hook 4422, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0144] With reference to FIGS. 23 and 24, FIGS. 23 and 24 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 23 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 24 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0145] In this embodiment, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a limiting portion 440 and at least one support platform 460. The limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500. The at least one support platform 460 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and configured to support the connecting rope 500 retained in the limiting portion 440.

[0146] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a first limiting portion 441 and a second limiting portion 442. The first limiting portion 441 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second limiting portion 442 may be disposed opposite to the first limiting portion 441 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, preferably, the first limiting portion 441 may be formed as a first closed structure 4414, and the second limiting portion 442 may be formed as a second closed structure 4424. The first closed structure 4414 may be disposed on one side of the mounting hole 410, and the second closed structure 4424 may be disposed opposite to the first closed structure 4414 and located on the other side of the mounting hole 410.

[0147] In the embodiments described herein, it should be appreciated that the first limiting portion 441 and the second limiting portion 442 may be separately formed as closed annular structures or formed as closed annular structures together with the corresponding support platforms 460 under the limiting portions. The closed annular structures may be disposed on two sides of the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 respectively, and the connecting rope 500 can be threaded through and retained in the annular structures, so as to limit the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424 and the corresponding support platforms 460 may jointly form closed annular structures. That is, the support platform 460 may be disposed under each of the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, in this case, the first closed structure 4414 and the corresponding support platform 460 may jointly define a first limiting through hole 4416, the second closed structure 4424 and the corresponding support platform 460 may jointly define a second limiting through hole 4426, and the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426 may be disposed opposite to each other.

[0149] Referring now to FIG. 24, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first limiting through hole 4416 of the first closed structure 4414 and the second limiting through hole 4426 of the second closed structure 4424 and retained by the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426. Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the two support platforms 460 located under the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0150] In other possible embodiments, the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424 may separately form respective closed annular structures. That is, the first closed structure 4414 separately defines a first limiting through hole 4416, a bottom wall may be formed in the first limiting through hole 4416, and the bottom wall may serve as the support platform 460 corresponding to the first closed structure 4414 in this implementation. In this embodiment, the second closed structure 4424 may separately define a second limiting through hole 4426, a bottom wall may be formed in the second limiting through hole 4426, and the bottom wall may serve as the support platform 460 corresponding to the second closed structure 4424. Furthermore, in the embodiment described herein, the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426 may be disposed opposite to each other. The difference from the above embodiment lies in that the support platform 460 may be located inside each of the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424. That is, the bottom wall of the first limiting through hole 4416 and the bottom wall of the second limiting through hole 4426 may be formed as the support platforms 460.

[0151] As most clearly illustrated, in FIG. 24, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the first limiting through hole 4416 of the first closed structure 4414 and the second limiting through hole 4426 of the second closed structure 4424 and may be retained by the first limiting through hole 4416 and the second limiting through hole 4426. Furthermore, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the two support platforms 460 located inside the first closed structure 4414 and the second closed structure 4424, so that the connecting rope 500 can abut against the outer side of the vertical support member 340. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0152] With reference to FIGS. 25 to 27, FIGS. 25 to 27 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 25 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 26 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 27 shows a sectional view of the support base 400, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0153] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a limiting structure 443, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450, and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 25) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner and may include a top end 452 and a bottom end 454 disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction. One end 4431 of the limiting structure 443 may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443 and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening 4436, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the opening 4436 and retained by the limiting structure 443.

[0154] As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, in some embodiments, the limiting structure 443 may be formed as a first retaining hook 4433, and the first retaining hook 4433 may be protrude from each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and may be configured to retain the connecting rope 500. In some embodiments, the support base 400 may include a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464, the first support platform 462 may be disposed on one side of the first retaining hook 4433, and the second support platform 464 may be disposed opposite to the first support platform 462 and located on the other side of the first retaining hook 4433.

[0155] As shown in FIGS. 25 and 27, the first retaining hook 4433 may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 and may include a first wall 4434 and a second wall 4435. One end of the first wall 4434 (i.e., one end 4431 of the limiting structure 443) may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the second wall 4435 may be connected to the first wall 4434, and the second wall 4435 and an end thereof (i.e., the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443) and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define a first opening 4437. The connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the first opening 4437 and retained by the first retaining hook 4433, and in conjunction with FIG. 25, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 located on two sides of the first retaining hook 4433. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0156] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the first retaining hook 4433. The first retaining hook 4433 may be an L-shaped, C-shaped or U-shaped hook or be in a closed ring shape or other shapes that can retain the connecting rope 500 and may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0157] With reference to FIGS. 28 and 29, FIGS. 28 and 29 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 28 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, and FIG. 29 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0158] In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a limiting structure 443. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 28, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450 having a top end 452 and a bottom end 454, and a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464 located on two sides of the limiting structure 443. One end 4431 of the limiting structure 443 may be connected to the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443 and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define an opening 4436, and the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the opening 4436 and retained by the limiting structure 443.

[0159] As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, in some embodiments, the limiting structure 443 may be formed as a second retaining hook 4438, one end of the second retaining hook 4438 (i.e., one end 4431 of the limiting structure 443) may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, the other end of the second retaining hook 4438 (i.e., the other end 4432 of the limiting structure 443) and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed opposite to each other and jointly define a second opening 4439, and further in conjunction with FIG. 29, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the second opening 4439 and retained by the second retaining hook 4438. In addition, the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on two sides of the second retaining hook 4438. Therefore, by means of the cooperation of the second retaining hook 4438 and the support platform 460, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0160] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the second retaining hook 4438. That is, the second retaining hook 4438 may be an L-shaped, C-shaped or U-shaped hook or be in a closed ring shape or other shapes that can retain the connecting rope 500 and may be disposed at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0161] With reference to FIGS. 30 to 32, FIGS. 30 to 32 show another exemplary embodiment of a support base 400 in additional detail. For example, FIG. 30 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 31 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 32 shows a sectional view of the support base 400 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0162] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may be configured as a retaining structure 444, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include an abutment wall 450, and the abutment wall 450 may be disposed on the side (e.g., the side indicated by the X1 direction in FIG. 30) of the support base 400 away from the pool liner and may include a top end 452 and a bottom end 454 disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction Z. Furthermore, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a first support platform 462 and a second support platform 464 located on two sides of the retaining structure 444.

[0163] In this embodiment, the retaining structure 444 may be formed as a closed portion 4441 and disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 and defines a through hole 4442, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the through hole 4442 and retained by the closed portion 4441, and meanwhile the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on two sides of the closed portion 4441.

[0164] As shown in FIGS. 30 and 32, in some embodiments, the closed portion 4441 may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 of the support base 400, and may include a first sidewall 4443, a second sidewall 4444 and a curved wall 4445. The first sidewall 4443 may be connected to the abutment wall 450, and the second sidewall 4444 may be disposed opposite to the first sidewall 4443 and connected to the abutment wall 450. The curved wall 4445 may be arranged between the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444, and the first sidewall 4443, the second sidewall 4444 and the curved wall 4445 may be connected and jointly define the through hole 4442.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first sidewall 4443 may include a first edge connected to the abutment wall 450. The second sidewall 4444 may include a second edge connected to the abutment wall 450. The curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444, and may be connected to the first sidewall 4443, the second sidewall 4444 and the abutment wall 450 to jointly enclose a closed portion 4441. The closed portion 4441 may define the above through hole 4442, and the through hole 4442 runs through the first sidewall 4443 and the second sidewall 4444. Also, with reference to FIG. 31, the connecting rope 500 may be disposed in the through hole 4442 and retained by the closed portion 4441, and the connecting rope 500 may be supported by the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 on the two sides of the closed portion 4441. Thus, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0166] As shown in FIG. 32, one side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected to the abutment wall 450, and further in conjunction with FIG. 31, the other side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464, and the other side protrudes relative to the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. In other possible embodiments, the other side of the curved wall 4445 may be connected between the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464, and the other side may be aligned with the first support platform 462 and the second support platform 464 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0167] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific shape of the closed portion 4441. For example, the closed portion 4441 may be in the shape of a truncated pyramid or a regular or irregular polyhedron, or other shapes that can maintain the connecting rope 500, and may be disposed on the abutment wall 450 to retain the connecting rope 500, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, it should be understood that, in the embodiments described herein, the retaining structure 444 may be an annular ring that may be integrally disposed on the support base 400 or integrated with the abutment wall 450 of the support base 400, such that the annular ring defines the through hole 4442 to allow the connecting rope 500 to be threaded through and be retained by the annular ring.

[0168] With reference to FIGS. 33 to 36, FIGS. 33 to 36 show the support base 400 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of the support base 400, FIG. 34 shows an exploded view of the support base 400, FIG. 35 shows a schematic diagram of the support base 400 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 36 shows a sectional view of the support base 400 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0169] As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may further include a limiting portion 440, at least one support platform 460 and an abutment wall 450. In this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 may be disposed on each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400, and the limiting portion and the abutment wall 450 jointly define a limiting space 470 for retaining the connecting rope 500. At least one support platform 460 may be provided at the bottom end 454 of the abutment wall 450 to support the connecting rope 500.

[0170] As shown in FIG. 34, in this embodiment, the limiting portion 440 of each support base 400 of the plurality of support bases 400 may include a connecting rod 445, a rotating shaft 446 disposed at one end of the connecting rod 445, and a first snap-fit portion 447 disposed at the other end of the connecting rod 445. A clamping groove 458 may be provided at the top end 452 of the abutment wall 450, and the clamping groove 458 may have a relief portion 456. The at least one support platform 460 may include a second snap-fit portion 466 that may be engaged with the first snap-fit portion 447.

[0171] As shown in FIGS. 35 and 36, the rotating shaft 446 may be disposed at one end of the connecting rod 445 and may be rotatably mounted in the clamping groove 458. In order to remove the connecting rope 500 from the limiting space 470, the connecting rod 445 may be rotated, and at this point, the relief portion 456 may provide an avoidance space for the connecting rod 445. The first snap-fit portion 447 may be disposed at the other end of the connecting rod 445 and can be engaged with the second snap-fit portion 466 on the support platform 460. When the first snap-fit portion 447 may be engaged with the second snap-fit portion 466, the connecting rope 500 may be retained in the limiting space 470 defined by the limiting portion 440 and the abutment wall 450 and supported by the support platform 460. Therefore, by means of the cooperation of the limiting portion 440 and the support platform 460, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited on the support base 400, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0172] With reference to FIGS. 37 and 38, FIGS. 37 and 38 show a sleeve 700 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in additional detail. For example, FIG. 37 shows a perspective view of the sleeve 700, and FIG. 38 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve 700 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0173] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the frame pool may further include a plurality of sleeves 700. Each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may be sleeved over the lower end of one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, and the lower end of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Each sleeve 700 may include an outer wall 710, a limiting member 720 may be disposed on the outer wall 710, and the connecting rope 500 may be retained by the limiting member 720, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Therefore, by arranging the sleeve 700 provided with the limiting member 720 on the vertical support member 340, and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the limiting member 720, the connecting rope 500 can not only be fixed and limited, but also the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can also be limited.

[0174] In this embodiment, the support base 400 may optionally include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0175] In this embodiment, the limiting member 720 may be configured as a hook 722. The hook 722 may protrude outwardly from the outer wall 710 of the sleeve 700, and the connecting rope 500 may be retained by the hook 722. In some embodiments, the hook 722 may be in an L shape, but the present disclosure may not be limited thereto. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that the hook 722 may be configured in other suitable shapes, such as a C shape, or any other similar shape without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0176] With reference to FIGS. 39 to 41, FIGS. 39 to 41 show the sleeve 700 in additional detail. For example, FIG. 39 shows a perspective view of the sleeve 700, FIG. 40 shows a schematic diagram of the sleeve 700 connected to the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 41 shows an exploded view of the sleeve 700 after connection with the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500.

[0177] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 39 to 41, each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may be sleeved over the lower end of one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340, and the lower end of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Each sleeve 700 of the plurality of sleeves 700 may include an outer wall 710, and a limiting member 720 may be disposed on the outer wall 710 and configured to retain the connecting rope 500, so that each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Therefore, by arranging the sleeve 700 provided with the limiting member 720 on the vertical support member 340, and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the limiting member 720, the connecting rope 500 can not only be fixed and limited, but also the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner can also be limited.

[0178] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0179] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the limiting member 720 may be configured as an upper grip portion 724 and a lower grip portion 726. The upper grip portion 724 and the lower grip portion 726 may each protrude outwardly from the outer wall 710 of the sleeve 700, may be disposed on the outer wall 710, may be opposite to each other in a vertical direction Z, and may jointly define a clamping space 730. The connecting rope 500 may be gripped and retained in the clamping space 730.

[0180] As described above, the embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a variety of structures for arranging each vertical support member 340 between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0181] In other embodiments, the connecting rope 500 may also be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be appreciated that, by changing a mounting method for the connecting member, each vertical support member 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner. Related structures will continue to be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0182] With reference to FIGS. 42 to 46, FIGS. 42 to 46 show a connecting member 800. In particular, FIG. 42 shows a perspective view of the connecting member 800, FIG. 43 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 44 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340, the support base and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 45 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, and FIG. 46 shows a side view of the connecting member 800.

[0183] In this embodiment, each connecting member 800 of a plurality of connecting members 800 may be a first connecting member 810. For example, as shown in FIGS. 42 and 43, the frame pool further may include a plurality of first connecting members 810, each first connecting member 810 of the plurality of first connecting members 810 may be disposed at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. Those skilled in the art should understand that when the first connecting member 810 may be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in a direction toward the pool liner (i.e., a direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first connecting member 810, the connecting rope 500 can be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be noted that the first connecting member 810 provided in this embodiment can also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, in this case, when the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first connecting member 810, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0184] In this embodiment, the first connecting member 810 may include a wall 812, a first hanging structure 814 and a second hanging structure 816. The wall 812 may have a first side 8122 and a second side 8124 that may be disposed opposite to each other, and at least a part of the wall 812 can abut against one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The first hanging structure 814 may be disposed on the first side 8122 of the wall 812, and the second hanging structure 816 may be disposed on the second side 8124 of the wall 812.

[0185] In this embodiment, each first connecting member 810 may be mounted onto one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner) and located at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816. Thus, the connecting rope may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner, and may limit the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 (as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6) away from the pool liner by means of a pulling action of the connecting rope on the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816 of the first connecting member 810.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 814 and the second hanging structure 816. Therefore, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the connecting rope 500 limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0187] As depicted most clearly in FIG. 42, in this embodiment, the first hanging structure 814 may be configured as a first limiting portion hook 8142, and the second hanging structure 816 may be configured as a second limiting portion hook 8162. The first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 may be disposed opposite to each other. The first hanging structure 814, the second hanging structure 816 and the wall 812 jointly define a first receiving portion 818, and the first receiving portion 818 may be configured to receive the vertical support member 340 and allow at least a part of the wall 812 to abut against the vertical support member 340. The first connecting member 810 may be further provided with a first opening 811, and the first opening 811 may be located between the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162.

[0188] Further, as shown in FIGS. 43 and 46, the connecting rope 500 can pass through the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 of each first connecting member 810 in sequence. It should be understood that, when the first connecting member 810 is mounted on the vertical support member 340, the first opening 811 of the first connecting member 810 can be mounted in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and can also be mounted in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0189] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45, a contour of the first receiving portion 818 fits a cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and therefore at least a part of the contour of the first receiving portion 818 may be elliptical. That is, a cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 may be elliptical to allow the contact between the wall 812 and the vertical support member 340. However, the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other possible embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other suitable polygonal shape, and correspondingly, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 may be shaped to match the vertical support member 340, such that the cross-sectional shape of the wall 812 and the vertical support member 340 may have any corresponding shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0190] Furthermore, in conjunction with FIG. 4, in some embodiments, when mounting the frame pool 100, a user may mount each first connecting member 810 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 through the first opening 811 of the first connecting member 810 after the frame assembly 300 and the pool liner 200 of the frame pool 100 are assembled, pass the connecting rope 500 through the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162 of each first connecting member 810 in sequence, and then connect the two ends of the connecting rope 500 together by means of the fastener 600, thereby mounting the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the first connecting member 810 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 and retaining the connecting rope 500 within the first limiting portion hook 8142 and the second limiting portion hook 8162, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0191] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform mentioned above. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion, and / or the support platform without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0192] In other embodiments, while mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may mount each first connecting member 810 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 and arranges and fixes the connecting rope 500 in the same manner.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be understood that, in other embodiments, the first connecting member 810 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other similar materials without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0194] With reference to FIGS. 47 to 52, FIGS. 47 to 50 show the connecting member 800. For example, FIG. 47 shows a perspective view of the connecting member 800FIG. 48 shows a schematic diagram of the connecting member 800, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 49 shows a top view of the connecting member 800, the connecting rope 500, the support base 400 and the vertical support member 340, and FIG. 50 shows a top view of the connecting member 800. Furthermore, FIG. 51 shows a top view of another connecting member 800, and FIG. 52 shows a top view of another connecting member 800.

[0195] In this embodiment, each connecting member 800 of the plurality of connecting members 800 may be configured as a second connecting member 820. As shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the frame pool may further include a plurality of second connecting members 820, each second connecting member 820 of the plurality of second connecting members 820 may be disposed at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400.

[0196] It should be further appreciated that, when the second connecting member 820 is mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the second connecting member 820, the connecting rope 500 can be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner. It should be noted that the second connecting member 820 provided in this embodiment can also be mounted at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, in this case, when the connecting rope 500 is limited on the vertical support member 340 by the second connecting member 820, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner.

[0197] In particular, in this embodiment, the second connecting member 820 may include a wall 822, a first hanging structure 824 and a second hanging structure 826. The wall 822 may have a first side 8222 and a second side 8224 that may be disposed opposite to each other, and at least a part of the wall 822 can abut against one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The first hanging structure 824 may be disposed on the first side 8222 of the wall 822, and the second hanging structure 826 may be disposed on the second side 8224 of the wall 822.

[0198] In this embodiment, each second connecting member 820 may be mounted onto one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner) and located at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340, and the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member 340 by the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826. Thus, the connecting rope 500 may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner, and limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner by means of a pulling action of the connecting rope on the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826 of the second connecting member 820.

[0199] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the second connecting member 820 may also be mounted at the lower end of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner. In this instance, the connecting rope 500 may be limited on the vertical support member by the first hanging structure 824 and the second hanging structure 826. Therefore, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the connecting rope 500 limits the offset of the vertical support member 340 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0200] Referring now to FIG. 47, in this embodiment, the first hanging structure 824 may be configured as a first limiting portion through hole 8242, and the second hanging structure 826 may be configured as a second limiting portion through hole 8262. The first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 may be disposed opposite to each other. The first hanging structure 824, the second hanging structure 826 and the wall 822 may jointly define a second receiving portion 828, and the second receiving portion 828 may be configured to receive the vertical support member 340 and allow at least a part of the wall 822 to abut against the vertical support member 340. The second connecting member 820 may be provided with a second opening 821, and the second opening 821 may be located between the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262.

[0201] As shown in FIG. 48, the second connecting member 820 can be mounted on the vertical support member 340 through the second opening 821, and the connecting rope 500 may pass through the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 of each second connecting member 820 in sequence. Accordingly, it should be appreciated that, when the second connecting member 820 is mounted on the vertical support member 340, the second opening 821 of the second connecting member 820 can be mounted in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), and can also be mounted in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0202] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 49 and 50, a contour of the second receiving portion 828 may fit the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and therefore at least a part of the contour of the second receiving portion 828 may be elliptical. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be elliptical to allow the contact between the wall 822 and the vertical support member 340. However, the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other polygonal shapes, and correspondingly, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, or other polygonal shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, as shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the cross-sectional shape of the wall 822 may be a circle and a polygon respectively, and the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle and a polygon respectively.

[0203] Further in conjunction with FIG. 4, when mounting the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each second connecting member 820 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 through the second opening 821 of the second connecting member 820 after the frame assembly 300 and the pool liner 200 of the frame pool 100 are assembled, pass the connecting rope 500 through the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262 of the second connecting member 820 in sequence, and then connect the two ends of the connecting rope 500 together by means of the fastener 600, thereby mounting the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the second connecting member 820 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member 340 and retaining the connecting rope within the first limiting portion through hole 8242 and the second limiting portion through hole 8262, the connecting rope 500 can be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner can be limited.

[0204] In the embodiments described herein, it should be further understood that the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform described herein. That is, the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, and / or the limiting portion without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0205] In other embodiments, while mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each second connecting member 820 onto the lower end 344 of a vertical support member 340 and mount the connecting rope 500 in the same manner.

[0206] In some embodiments, the second connecting member 820 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be noted that, in some embodiments, the second connecting member820 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or other any other similar material without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0207] With reference to FIGS. 53 to 56, a vertical support member sleeve 900 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. In particular, FIG. 53 shows a perspective view of the vertical support member sleeve 900, FIG. 54 shows a schematic diagram of the vertical support member sleeve 900, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, FIG. 55 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve 900, the vertical support member 340 and the connecting rope 500, and FIG. 56 shows a top view of the vertical support member sleeve 900.

[0208] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 53 and 54, the frame pool may further include a plurality of vertical support member sleeves 900, each vertical support member sleeve 900 of the plurality of vertical support member sleeves 900 may be provided with a third receiving portion 940, and the third receiving portion 940 may be configured to receive one corresponding vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340. The lower end 344 of each corresponding vertical support member 340 may pass through the third receiving portion 940 and may be mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400. In some embodiments, each vertical support member sleeve 900 may be configured as a closed annular structure which may include a sidewall 910 and an annular ring 920, and the annular ring 920 protrudes outwardly from the sidewall and may be disposed on the sidewall 910 of the vertical support member sleeve 900. The annular ring 920 may be provided with a third limiting hole 930, and the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of each vertical support member sleeve 900 successively and may be limited and fixed to the vertical support member 340. Therefore, when the annular ring 920 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 is arranged in the direction toward the pool liner (i.e., the direction opposite to the direction X1 away from the pool liner), the connecting rope 500 may be arranged between each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 and the pool liner by means of the vertical support member sleeve, thereby limiting the displacement of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner.

[0209] In some embodiments, the annular ring 920 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 may also be arranged in the direction X1 away from the pool liner, the connecting rope may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of each vertical support member sleeve 900 successively, each vertical support member 340 of the plurality of vertical support members 340 may be arranged between the connecting rope 500 and the pool liner, and the displacement of the vertical support member in the direction X1 away from the pool liner may be limited by the connecting rope 500.

[0210] It should be further appreciated that, in the embodiments described herein, the support base 400 may include or not include the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, the limiting portion or the support platform described herein. To that extent, it should be understood that the support base 400 may include any combination of the limiting groove, the bottom limiting groove, and the limiting portion without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0211] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 55 and 56, a contour of the third receiving portion 940 fits the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may be an ellipse, and correspondingly a contour of the third receiving portion 940 may be elliptical, to allow the contact between the outer wall of the vertical support member 340 and the third receiving portion 940. However, the embodiments of the present disclosure may not be limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical support member 340 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon or other polygonal shapes, and correspondingly, the contour of the third receiving portion 940 may also be a circle, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon or other polygonal shapes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0212] In some embodiments, when mounting the frame assembly 300 of the frame pool 100, the user may sleeve each vertical support member sleeve 900 onto the lower end of a vertical support member 340, the connecting rope 500 may be threaded through the third limiting hole 930 of the vertical support member sleeve 900 on each vertical support member 340 successively, and the two ends of the connecting rope 500 may be connected together by means of the fastener 600, thereby completing the mounting of the connecting rope 500. Therefore, by disposing the vertical support member sleeve 900 at the lower end 344 of the vertical support member340 and retaining and positioning the connecting rope 500 on the vertical support member sleeve 900, the connecting rope 500 may be fixed and limited, and the displacement of the vertical support member 340 mounted in the mounting hole 410 of the support base 400 in the direction X1 away from the pool liner may be limited.

[0213] In some embodiments, the vertical support member sleeve 900 may be made of polypropylene (PP). However, it should be further appreciated that the vertical support member sleeve 900 may also be made of polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or any other similar material without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0214] In summary, the embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a solution for fixing and limiting the vertical support members of the frame pool 100 by using a connecting rope instead of frame bands or patches. In particular, a fixing method for the connecting rope 500 may have a variety of embodiments, which may be illustrated herein by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the fixing method for the connecting rope 500 may not be limited to the above embodiments, and any solution of limiting the offset of each vertical support member of the frame pool 100 by means of the connecting rope 500 may be implemented without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0215] In view of the foregoing, it should be appreciated that the position of each vertical support member can be effectively limited by limiting the displacement of the vertical support member with the connecting rope, and thus the stability of the frame pool may be improved. Furthermore, during the mounting of the frame pool according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the degree of tightness of the connecting rope can be appropriately adjusted as required to maintain the overall structural stability of the pool and avoid collapse.

[0216] Moreover, because the embodiments of the present disclosure employ the connecting rope instead of the frame bands or patches, and the connecting rope may be thin structurally, the user cannot use the connecting rope as a climbing point to enter the pool. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not form triangular areas for the user to climb.

[0217] Although the present disclosure has been illustrated and described with reference to some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the above contents are further detailed descriptions for the present disclosure with reference to specific embodiments, and it cannot be assumed that the specific embodiments of the present disclosure are limited to these descriptions. Those skilled in the art can make various changes in form and details, including several simple deduction or substitutions, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0218] The foregoing descriptions are only embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, various changes and variations can be made to the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.

[0219] Furthermore, it should be apparent that the present disclosure is not limited to the details of the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments, and the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present disclosure. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, the embodiments should all be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims rather than the above-mentioned description, and therefore it is intended that all changes which fall within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are embraced in the present disclosure. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims involved. In addition, it is apparent that the word "comprise / include" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. The terms first, second, etc. are used for designations and do not represent any particular order.

[0220] It should be understood that the embodiments as shown in the drawings only show the optional shapes, sizes and arrangements of optional components of the frame pool according to the present disclosure, which are merely illustrative but not restrictive, and other shapes, sizes and arrangements may be employed without departing from the idea and scope of the present disclosure.

[0221] The technical contents and technical features of the present disclosure are disclosed above, but it can be understood that those skilled in the art would have made various variations and improvements to the concepts disclosed above under the creative idea of the present disclosure, and all the variations and improvements fall into the scope of protection of the present disclosure. The descriptions of the above embodiments are illustrative but not restrictive, and the scope of protection of the present disclosure is determined by the claims.

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[0088]Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated below, and those skilled in the art may readily understand advantages and effects of the present disclosure from the content disclosed in the description. Although the description of the present disclosure will be introduced in conjunction with preferred embodiments, it does not mean that features of the present disclosure are limited to the implementations described herein. On the contrary, an objective of introducing the present disclosure in conjunction with the embodiments described herein is to encompass other options or modifications that may be extended on the basis of the claims of the present disclosure. The following description contains numerous specific details in order to provide deep understanding of the present disclosure. The present disclosure may also be implemented without these details. In addition, in order to avoid confusion of the present disclosure, some specific details will be omitted in the descri...

Claims

1. A frame pool comprising:a pool liner;a frame assembly supporting the pool liner, the frame assembly comprising:a plurality of horizontal support members, each horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members comprising a first end and a second end;a plurality of vertical support members, each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members comprising an upper end and a lower end; anda plurality of T-joints, each T-joint of the plurality of T-joints comprising:a first horizontal portion connected to the first end of a first horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members;a second horizontal portion connected to the second end of a second horizontal support member of the plurality of horizontal support members; anda vertical portion connected to the upper end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members;a plurality of support bases, each support base of the plurality of support bases comprising a mounting hole, and the lower end of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members being disposed in the mounting hole of each support base of the plurality of support bases; anda connecting rope disposed in a circumferential direction about the pool liner, the connecting rope being configured to limit the offset of each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members in a direction away from the pool liner.

2. The frame pool of claim 1, wherein each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members is disposed between the connecting rope and the pool liner.

3. The frame pool of claim 2, wherein each support base of the plurality of support bases comprises a limiting groove, the limiting groove extends at least partially along an edge of the mounting hole and is disposed on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases facing away from the pool liner, and the connecting rope is disposed in the limiting groove.

4. The frame pool of claim 1, wherein each support base of the plurality of support bases comprises a bottom limiting groove, and the bottom limiting groove runs through each support base of the plurality of support bases in a horizontal direction and is disposed at the bottom of each support base of the plurality of support bases.

5. The frame pool of claim 2, wherein each support base of the plurality of support bases comprises:a limiting portion disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and configured to retain the connecting rope; andat least one support platform disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and cooperating with the limiting portion to support the connecting rope.

6. The frame pool of claim 5, wherein the limiting portion comprises:a first limiting portion disposed on one side of the mounting hole; anda second limiting portion disposed opposite to the first limiting portion and located on the other side of the mounting hole;wherein the connecting rope is disposed in the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion and retained by the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, and the connecting rope abuts against each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

7. The frame pool of claim 6, wherein the first limiting portion comprises a first hook, the second limiting portion comprises a second hook, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first hook and the second hook.

8. The frame pool of claim 6, wherein the first limiting portion comprises a first closed structure, the second limiting portion comprises a second closed structure, and the at least one support platform is disposed under each of the first closed structure and the second closed structure.

9. The frame pool of claim 5, wherein each support base of the plurality of support bases further comprises an abutment wall, and the abutment wall is disposed on a side of each support base of the plurality of support bases facing away from the pool liner and comprises a top end and a bottom end that are disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction.

10. The frame pool of claim 9, wherein the limiting portion comprises a limiting structure, one end of the limiting structure is connected to the top end of the abutment wall, the other end of the limiting structure and the abutment wall are disposed opposite to each other and together define an opening, and the connecting rope is disposed in the opening and retained by the limiting structure.

11. The frame pool of claim 10, wherein at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and comprises:a first support platform disposed on one side of the limiting structure; anda second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on the other side of the limiting structure.

12. The frame pool of claim 9, wherein the limiting portion comprises a retaining structure, the retaining structure is disposed on each support base of the plurality of support bases and defines a through hole, and the connecting rope is disposed in the through hole and retained by the retaining structure.

13. The frame pool of claim 12, wherein the retaining structure comprises:a first sidewall connected to the abutment wall;a second sidewall disposed opposite to the first sidewall and connected to the abutment wall; anda curved wall disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and connected to the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the abutment wall to together define the through hole.

14. The frame pool of claim 13, wherein the at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and comprises:a first support platform disposed on one side of the first sidewall; anda second support platform disposed opposite to the first support platform and located on one side of the second sidewall.

15. The frame pool of claim 9, wherein the top end of the abutment wall comprises a clamping groove having a relief portion; the limiting portion and the abutment wall together define a limiting space for retaining the connecting rope, and the limiting portion comprises:a connecting rod;a rotating shaft disposed at one end of the connecting rod and rotatably mounted in the clamping groove; anda first snap-fit portion disposed at the other end of the connecting rod; andthe at least one support platform is disposed at the bottom end of the abutment wall and comprises a second snap-fit portion engaged with the first snap-fit portion.

16. The frame pool of claim 1, wherein the connecting rope comprises a plurality of connecting portions spaced apart from each other, and each connecting portion of the plurality of connecting portions corresponds to a corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and is configured to be connected to each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members.

17. The frame pool of claim 2, further comprising:a plurality of sleeves, each sleeve of the plurality of sleeves being sleeved over a corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and comprising an outer wall having a limiting member, and the connecting rope being retained in the limiting member.

18. The frame pool of claim 17, wherein the limiting member comprises a hook, and the connecting rope is retained by the hook.

19. The frame pool of claim 17, wherein the limiting member comprises:an upper grip portion disposed on the outer wall; anda lower grip portion disposed on the outer wall, the lower grip portion and the upper grip portion being vertically spaced to define a clamping space;wherein the connecting rope is retained in the clamping space.

20. The frame pool of claim 1, wherein the connecting rope is disposed between each vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and the pool liner.

21. The frame pool of claim 20, further comprising:a plurality of connecting members, each connecting member of the plurality of connecting members being mounted onto a corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and comprising:a wall comprising a first side and a second side disposed opposite to each other, at least part of the wall abutting against a corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members;a first hanging structure disposed on the first side; anda second hanging structure disposed on the second side.

22. The frame pool of claim 21, wherein the first hanging structure comprises a first limiting portion hook or a first limiting portion through hole; and the second hanging structure comprises a second limiting portion hook or a second limiting portion through hole.

23. The frame pool of claim 22, wherein a cross section of the wall is substantially circular, elliptical or polygonal.

24. The frame pool of claim 20, further comprising:a plurality of vertical support member sleeves, each vertical support member sleeve of the plurality of vertical support member sleeves being sleeved over a corresponding vertical support member of the plurality of vertical support members and comprising a sidewall and an annular ring, the annular ring being disposed on the sidewall of the vertical support member sleeve, and the connecting rope being retained in the annular ring.

25. A frame pool, comprising:a pool liner including a bottom wall and a sidewall defining a cavity;a frame assembly supporting the pool liner, the frame assembly including:a plurality of vertical support members disposed around a periphery of the pool liner; anda plurality of support bases, each of the plurality of support bases receiving a lower end of at least one of the plurality of vertical support members; anda connecting rope extending in a circumferential direction around the pool liner and disposed adjacent to the plurality of support bases;wherein the connecting rope is configured to limit displacement of the plurality of vertical support members in a direction away from the pool liner, and when the pool liner is filled, the connecting rope, the plurality of vertical support members, and the pool liner cooperate to prevent formation of a climbable step between the pool liner and the plurality of vertical support members.

26. A frame pool, comprising:a pool liner;a plurality of vertical support members disposed around the pool liner;a plurality of support bases, each of the plurality of support bases including a mounting hole receiving a lower end of at least one of the plurality of vertical support members; and receivinga connecting rope extending around the pool liner,wherein the connecting rope retained by the plurality of support bases limits movement of the plurality of vertical support members in a direction away from the pool liner.

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