Pool Liner Re-Sealable Pockets for LED Light Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool light attachment mechanisms for above-ground pools face challenges due to hydrostatic loads causing liner deformation, making secure attachment of accessories like LED lights difficult, especially when the pool is filled with water.
Innovation Solution
The use of re-scalable pockets on the pool liner, which can be attached to the interior or exterior, allowing easy attachment and detachment of LED lights or light strings without draining the pool, using zip-style closures or zipper mechanisms to form a channel for housing the accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional rigid frame structures are used to support the pool liner, then structural stability is improved, but the ability to securely attach accessories like LED lights to the liner deteriorates due to hydrostatic load causing liner deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a separate attachment mechanism (suction cup with mounting bracket) that mediates between the pool liner and the LED light. This intermediary device uses suction force to attach to the liner interior surface and provides a stable mounting point for the light, bypassing the problem of liner deformation caused by hydrostatic loads on the exterior surface.
2Reliability
If pool lights are embedded within the pool structure, then secure attachment is improved, but ease of removal and replacement deteriorates as lights become nearly impossible to remove without draining the entire pool
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lighting system into separable components: a suction cup attachment mechanism, a mounting bracket, and the LED light itself. This segmentation allows the light to be easily detached from the bracket and the bracket to be removed from the liner by simply pulling, without requiring pool drainage. The components can be reattached by repeating the suction attachment process.
3Ease of manufacture
If known pool lighting systems attach to the top edge of the pool frame and hang above the water, then ease of installation is improved, but lighting uniformity deteriorates and additional structural requirements increase cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the attachment location from the horizontal top edge dimension to the vertical interior surface dimension. By attaching lights to the interior wall surface at various heights and positions, the system achieves more uniform light distribution throughout the pool water, while maintaining ease of installation through the simple suction cup mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for attaching pool accessories, such as LED light strings, to a pool liner. The systems and methods for attaching pool accessories can comprise a re-scalable pocket attached to a pool liner where the re-scalable pocket can hold a LED light string or another pool accessory.