Vacuum formed auto cover box

Abstract

A swimming pool installation, including a swimming pool having an end, a deck surrounding at least a portion of the swimming pool and an auto cover box. The auto cover box is recessed in the deck proximate to the end of the swimming pool. The auto cover box having a formed section with a U-shaped cross-section, including a low portion and a drain in the low portion.

1 . A swimming pool installation, comprising: 
 a swimming pool having an end;    a deck surrounding at least a portion of said swimming pool; and    an auto cover box recessed in said deck proximate to said end of said swimming pool, said auto cover box having: 
 a formed section with a U-shaped cross-section, said formed section including a low portion; and  
 a drain in said low portion.  
   
   
   
       2 . The installation of  claim 1 , wherein said formed section includes a bottom portion having angled surfaces directed toward said low portion.  
   
   
       3 . The installation of  claim 1 , wherein said formed section includes an interface zone having one of an offset portion and a tongue and groove portion.  
   
   
       4 . The installation of  claim 3 , wherein said auto cover box further includes at least one end section that interacts with said interface zone to align and couple said formed section with said at least one end section.  
   
   
       5 . The installation of  claim 4 , wherein said formed section and said end section each have at least one inverted J-shaped cross sectional portion.  
   
   
       6 . The installation of  claim 1 , wherein said formed section is of a monolithic construct.  
   
   
       7 . The installation of  claim 1 , further comprising an other formed section having an end connected to said formed section thereby lengthening said auto cover box.  
   
   
       8 . The installation of  claim 1 , further comprising a pipe connected to said drain.  
   
   
       9 . An auto cover box, comprising: 
 a formed section with a U-shaped cross-section, said section including a low portion; and    a drain in said low portion.    
   
   
       10 . The auto cover box of  claim 9 , wherein said formed section includes a bottom portion having angled surfaces directed toward said low portion.  
   
   
       11 . The auto cover box of  claim 9 , wherein said formed section includes an interface zone having one of an offset portion and a tongue and groove portion.  
   
   
       12 . The auto cover box of  claim 11 , wherein said auto cover box further includes at least one end section that interacts with said interface zone to align and couple said formed section with said at least one end section.  
   
   
       13 . The auto cover box of  claim 12 , wherein said formed section and said end section each have at least one inverted J-shaped cross sectional portion.  
   
   
       14 . The auto cover box of  claim 9 , wherein said formed section is of a monolithic construct.  
   
   
       15 . The auto cover box of  claim 9 , further comprising an other formed section having an end connected to said formed section thereby lengthening said auto cover box.  
   
   
       16 . A method of assembling an auto cover box, comprising the steps of: 
 placing a formed auto cover section having a U-shaped cross section proximate to a swimming pool; and    positioning said auto cover section so that moisture in said auto cover section is directed to a drain in a low portion of said auto cover section.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of connecting a drain line to said drain.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of coupling at least one end section to said auto cover section.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising coupling an end of an other integrally formed auto cover section having a U-shaped cross section to an end of said integrally formed auto cover section.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said bottom portion includes angled surfaces directed toward said drain line.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of cutting said formed auto cover section to a shorter length.