Above-ground, compact, multi-purpose pool for practicing stationary swimming

Abstract

An above-ground, compact, multi-purpose pool, particularly for practicing stationary swimming has three portions that make up a compact unit or are arranged so as to be assembled to form a compact unit. The three portions include a pool capable of containing a volume of water and comprising a bottom, two longitudinal walls, and two end walls; a dressing/undressing and/or showering cabin placed on one side of the pool; and a chamber placing said cabin in communication with the pool. The chamber includes an upper space mounted on the portion of the pool that is adjacent to said cabin, as well as two side walls, a front wall, and a covering wall. The front wall has an opening in communication with the free space above the pool, wherein the opening is provided with a door.

1 . Aboveground, compact, multipurpose pool, more particularly intended for practicing stationary swimming, characterized in that it includes three parts constituting a compact unit or arranged so it can be assembled by forming a compact unit, these three parts comprising: a basin suitable for containing a volume of water and having a bottom, two longitudinal walls, and two end walls; a changing cabin and/or shower adjoined to one of the said walls of the basin; and a chamber establishing communication between this cabin and the basin, this chamber comprising an upper space surmounting the portion of the basin adjacent to said cabin and being delimited by two lateral walls, a fore wall and a covering wall, said fore wall having an opening that communicates with the free space above the basin, this opening being equipped with a door. 
     
     
         2 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that that changing cabin and/or shower is adjoined to one of the end walls of the basin and the upper space of the chamber surmounts the end portion of said basin adjacent to said cabin. 
     
     
         3 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said door of the chamber has two leaves controlled by an automatic closure system. 
     
     
         4 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the lower portion of the door or of each leaf of said door, is equipped with a flexible strip that descends into the upper portion of the basin. 
     
     
         5 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the basin has, when viewed from above, an irregular octagonal shape comprising two large parallel, or approximately parallel, sides corresponding to the longitudinal walls of said basin, whose front and rear walls comprise three surfaces connected to one another and to said longitudinal walls while forming angles, the three surfaces constituting the front wall or fore wall of the basin being inclined in the direction of the bottom of this latter. 
     
     
         6 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , of the continuous overflow type, characterized in that the upper edge of the lateral walls of the basin has a rounded profile, preferably semicircular or appreciably semicircular. 
     
     
         7 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the upper edge of the basin is ringed by an exterior peripheral gutter for collecting overflowing water and quickly directing the water into the recycling system, this gutter being provided to serve as a buffer reservoir. 
     
     
         8 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 7 , characterized in that it has an auxiliary reservoir adjoined to the rear end of the basin and into which the peripheral gutter flows, said auxiliary reservoir being connected to the pool's recycling system. 
     
     
         9 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 6 , characterized in that it has two nozzles connected to the exterior peripheral gutter or to the auxiliary reservoir and obliquely oriented toward the exterior with respect to the longitudinal axis of the basin so that they participate in the creation and reinforcement of water currents. 
     
     
         10 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the gutter is equipped with a floating insulation system that can limit heat loss to the open air. 
     
     
         11 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 6 , characterized in that its lateral walls are equipped with retractable wings, which, when raised, are directed into the gutter. 
     
     
         12 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that at least the center portion of the front wall of the basin includes at least one glass pane or glass panel. 
     
     
         13 . Aboveground pool according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a dynamic retention device that, in combination with the shape of the basin, enables stationary swimming, whereby the user can swim continuously without constant changes in direction being required, this retention device comprising a flexible elastic connector one of whose ends is connected to a harness intended to be attached to the swimmer and whose other end is arranged so it can be attached, preferably removably, to the rear wall of the pool or to a fixed point placed in proximity to said wall.