Stand stations for swimming pools

Abstract

One or a plurality of weighted pillows are deployed at the bottom of a swimming pool for a child to stand upon in water when tiring, with the height of the pillow selected so that the child's head would extend above the swimming pool's water line.

1 . A stand-upon station for a swimming pool comprising:
 a pillow composed of brightly colored, high visibility material;   a removable filler plug at a surface of said pillow for opening to accept a hose for filling said pillow with water for use and for draining said pillow for storage, and for closing once said pillow is filled and after said pillow is drained; and   means for setting said pillow in place on the floor of said pool prior to completely filling the pool with water;   and wherein said pillow, when filled with water, is of a height of substantially 12″-16″ for securing said pillow in place below the water level of the pool when filled.   
   
   
       2 . The stand-upon station of  claim 1  wherein said pillow is composed of a material which is substantially unaffected by chlorine or chemicals in the water filling the pool. 
   
   
       3 . The stand-upon station of  claim 2  for a swimming pool having a vinyl liner, wherein said pillow is composed of the same vinyl material as said liner. 
   
   
       4 . The stand-upon station of  claim 3  wherein said pillow is one of a round, rectangular and square configuration. 
   
   
       5 . The stand-upon station of  claim 4  wherein said pillow is of a major dimension 5′ across. 
   
   
       6 . The stand-upon station of  claim 5  wherein said pillow includes a weighted bottom for securing said pillow in place in the pool. 
   
   
       7 . A stand-upon station configuration for a swimming pool comprising:
 a plurality of pillows composed of brightly colored, high visibility material;   a removable filler plug for each pillow at a surface of said pillow for opening to accept a hose for filling said pillow with water for use and for draining said pillow for storage, and for closing once said pillow is filled and after said pillow is drained; and   means for setting each of said pillows in place on the floor of said pool prior to completely filling the pool with water;   and wherein each of said pillows, when filled with water, is of a height of substantially 12″-16″ for securing each of said pillows in place below the water level of the pool when filled.   
   
   
       8 . The stand-upon station configuration of  claim 7  wherein each of said pillows is composed of a material which is substantially unaffected by chlorine or chemicals in the water filling the pool. 
   
   
       9 . The stand-upon station configuration of  claim 8  for a swimming pool having a vinyl liner wherein each of said pillows is composed of the same material as said vinyl liner. 
   
   
       10 . The stand-upon station configuration of  claim 9  wherein each of said pillows is of one of a round, rectangular and square configuration. 
   
   
       11 . The stand-upon station configuration of  claim 10  wherein each of said pillows is of dimension 5′ across. 
   
   
       12 . The stand-upon station configuration of  claim 11  wherein each of said pillows includes a weighted bottom for securing said pillows in place in the pool.