Splash guard for above-ground swimming pool

Abstract

Various embodiments of a splash guard for a container, such as an above-ground swimming pool, are disclosed. The pool can have a base, a side wall, and a horizontal support member, and at least a portion of the side wall can be positioned between the base and horizontal support member. The splash guard can comprise a pocket extending along the side wall. The pocket can comprise an outer pocket wall and an inner pocket wall. The outer and inner pocket walls can extend upwardly from the side wall, with the inner pocket wall positioned between the outer pocket wall and the pool interior. The pocket can receive the horizontal support member through an aperture in the outer pocket wall. Positioned between the outer pocket wall and the pool interior, the inner pocket wall can reduce an amount of media exiting the pool through the aperture in the outer wall.

1 . A splash guard assembly for a container, the splash guard assembly comprising:
 a side wall;   a horizontal support member; and   a pocket extending along an edge of the side wall and adapted to receive the horizontal support member, the pocket comprising an inner pocket wall positioned between a pocket aperture and an interior of the container.   
   
   
       2 . The splash guard assembly of  claim 1 , the side wall comprising:
 an outer side wall; and   inner side wall positioned between the outer side wall and the interior of the container, and the pocket being an extension of the side wall.   
   
   
       3 . The splash guard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the inner pocket wall opposite the pocket aperture extends at least to a crest section of the pocket. 
   
   
       4 . The splash guard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the horizontal support member is exposed to an exterior of the container by the pocket aperture. 
   
   
       5 . The splash guard assembly of  claim 4 , the horizontal support member defining an angle between approximately 90 and approximately 180 degrees at the portion of the horizontal support member exposed by the pocket aperture. 
   
   
       6 . In a container having (i) a base, (ii) a side wall extending upwardly from the base, and (iii) a horizontal support member for supporting the side wall, an improvement comprising:
 a splash guard comprising a pocket adapted to extend along an upper edge of the side wall and to loop about the horizontal support member, the pocket comprising:
 an inner pocket wall extending upwardly from the side wall in an interior of the container; 
 an outer pocket wall extending upwardly from the side wall in an exterior of the container; 
 a crest section defining a meeting of the inner pocket wall and the outer pocket wall; and 
 a receiving section in which the outer pocket wall defines an aperture and the inner pocket wall is positioned between the aperture and the interior of the container. 
   
   
   
       7 . The splash guard of  claim 6 , further comprising a vertical support member coupled to the horizontal support member proximate the receiving section of the pocket. 
   
   
       8 . The splash guard of  claim 6 , the receiving section adapted to receive an angled portion of the horizontal support member. 
   
   
       9 . The splash guard of  claim 6 , the aperture of the outer pocket wall extending no farther than the crest section. 
   
   
       10 . The splash guard of  claim 6 , the inner pocket wall of the receiving section extending at least as high as the horizontal support member. 
   
   
       11 . A container comprising:
 a base;   a side wall configured to extend upwardly from a perimeter of the base, such that a bottom edge of the side wall is coupled to the perimeter of the base;   a horizontal support member for supporting the side wall; and   a pocket extending along an upper edge of the side wall for enclosing at least a portion of the horizontal support member, the pocket comprising an inner pocket wall configured to face an interior of the container and an outer pocket wall configured to face an exterior of the container, the outer pocket wall defining an aperture for inserting the horizontal support member into the pocket, and the inner pocket wall configured to extend upwardly from the side wall such that the inner pocket wall is positioned opposite the aperture in the outer pocket wall.   
   
   
       12 . The container of  claim 11 , the inner pocket wall adapted to shield the aperture from the interior of the container. 
   
   
       13 . The container of  claim 11 , further comprising a vertical support member coupled to the horizontal support member. 
   
   
       14 . The container of  claim 11 , a portion of the horizontal support member being exposed to the exterior of the container by the aperture in the outer pocket wall. 
   
   
       15 . The container of  claim 14 , further comprising a vertical support member coupled to the horizontal support member at the aperture in the outer pocket wall. 
   
   
       16 . The container of  claim 11 , the portion of the horizontal support member at the aperture in the outer pocket wall comprising an angle between approximately 90 and approximately 180 degrees. 
   
   
       17 . The container of  claim 11 , the side wall comprising:
 an outer side wall; and   an inner side wall positioned between the interior of the container and the outer side wall, wherein the outer pocket wall comprises and upper portion of the outer side wall, and the inner pocket wall comprises an upper portion of the inner side wall.   
   
   
       18 . The container of  claim 11 , further comprising a porthole being a drainage assembly for draining media from the container.