Collapsible container

Abstract

A portable swimming pool includes a base having a perimeter; a side wall erected upright, the side wall including a top and a bottom, and the bottom of the side wall coupled to the perimeter of the base; and a floatation device coupled to the top of the side wall, the floatation device adapted to cause the side wall to remain approximately perpendicular relative the base in a generally vertical orientation.

1 . A collapsible container comprising:
 a base;   a side wall extending upwardly from a perimeter of the base, such that a bottom edge of the side wall is coupled about the perimeter of the base; and   a floatation device attached to a top edge of the side wall and extending inwardly from the perimeter, the floatation device enabling the side wall to be positioned in a generally vertical orientation and approximately normal relative to the base.   
   
   
       2 . The collapsible container of  claim 1 , the floatation device comprising an inflatable ring. 
   
   
       3 . The collapsible container of  claim 1 , the floatation device comprising buoyant characteristics adapted to fall and rise based on the amount of fluid contained within the container. 
   
   
       4 . The collapsible container of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one porthole device. 
   
   
       5 . The collapsible container of  claim 4 , further comprising a pump device to circulate fluid in the collapsible container. 
   
   
       6 . The collapsible container of  claim 5 , further comprising a drainage assembly integral with the side wall for draining the fluid contained in the container. 
   
   
       7 . In a collapsible container for containing a fluid, the collapsible container comprising (i) a base having a perimeter, (ii) a side wall coupled along the perimeter of the base, the side wall having a top and a bottom, the improvement comprising a floatation device coupled along the top of the side wall and the floatation device positioned within the collapsible container extending inwardly toward a center of the base. 
   
   
       8 . The collapsible container of  claim 7 , the floatation device comprising an inflatable ring and comprising buoyant characteristics adapted to fall and rise based on the amount of fluid contained within the container. 
   
   
       9 . The collapsible container of  claim 8 , further comprising at least one porthole device integral with the side wall. 
   
   
       10 . The collapsible container of  claim 9 , further comprising a pump device to circulate the fluid in the collapsible container. 
   
   
       11 . The collapsible container of  claim 10 , further comprising a drainage assembly integral with the side wall for draining the fluid. 
   
   
       12 . In a collapsible swimming pool for containing water, the collapsible swimming pool comprising (i) a base having a perimeter, (ii) a side wall coupled along the perimeter of the base, the side wall having a top and a bottom and the side wall having an acute angle relative to the base, the improvement comprising a floatation device coupled along the top of the side wall, extending inwardly toward the center of the base, and floatation device facilitating the side wall to be positioned approximately perpendicular relative the base. 
   
   
       13 . The collapsible swimming pool of  claim 12 , the floatation device positioned within the perimeter of the swimming pool. 
   
   
       14 . The collapsible swimming pool of  claim 13 , the floatation device comprising buoyancy characteristics to rise and fall depending on the amount of water in the swimming pool. 
   
   
       15 . The collapsible swimming pool of  claim 14 , the floatation device comprising an inflatable ring that is composed of material that comprises floating characteristics. 
   
   
       16 . The collapsible swimming pool of  claim 15 , the inflatable ring deflatable and foldable for storing purposes.