Swimming pool wall

Abstract

A swimming pool wall is formed of uniform sections of molded structural foam secured together, and the sections include: a front facing wall; a base integral with the bottom edge of the facing wall; a coping wall integral with the top edge of the facing wall; end walls integral with the facing wall, the base, and the coping wall; the end walls having projections and recesses fitting together for alignment of the sections; and a rib integral with the base, the coping wall, and the back of the facing wall.

I claim: 
     
       1. A swimming pool wall comprising: (a) a plurality of uniform sections;   (b) means for securing said sections together;   (c) said sections being formed of molded structural foam and comprising: (1) a vertical, flat, facing wall continuous for the length of said section;   (2) a base formed integrally with said facing wall;   (3) said base extending along the bottom of said facing wall;   (4) said base being perpendicular to said facing wall;   .Iadd.(5) said base extending outwardly from the back of said facing wall; .Iaddend.   . .(5).!. .Iadd.(6) .Iaddend.a coping wall formed integrally with said facing wall;   . .(6).!. .Iadd.(7) .Iaddend.said coping wall extending along the top of said facing wall;   . .(7).!. .Iadd.(8) .Iaddend.said coping wall extending outwardly from the back of said facing wall;   .Iadd.(9) said coping wall having a curved portion extending forward of the front face of said facing wall; .Iaddend.   . .(8).!. .Iadd.(10) .Iaddend.end walls formed integrally with said facing wall, said base, and said coping wall;   . .(9).!. .Iadd.(11) .Iaddend.said end walls extending vertically between said base and said coping wall at each end of said section;   . .(10).!. .Iadd.(12) .Iaddend.said end walls extending outwardly from the back of said facing wall;   . .(11).!. .Iadd.(13) .Iaddend.said end walls of adjacent ones of said sections having mutually abutting surfaces;   . .(12).!. .Iadd.(14) .Iaddend.said mutually abutting surfaces having aligned projections and recesses arranged for fitting together to align said adjacent sections;   . .(13).!. .Iadd.(15) .Iaddend.a rib between said end walls;   . .(14).!. .Iadd.(16) .Iaddend.said rib being formed integrally with the top of said base, the bottom of said coping wall, and the back of said facing wall; and   . .(15).!. . .said coping wall having a curved portion extending forward of the front face of said facing wall..!.   .Iadd.(17) said rib extending outwardly from the back of said facing wall. .Iaddend.     
     
     
       2. The swimming pool wall of claim 1 wherein said . .sections.!. .Iadd.projections .Iaddend.and said recesses are on an opposite end of said sections. 
     
     
       3. The swimming pool wall of claim 1 wherein the front face of said facing wall is formed with a shallow, longitudinal slot in the region of said coping wall. 
     
     
       4. The swimming pool wall of claim 1 including molded structural foam corner pieces arranged to connect pairs of said sections oriented perpendicular to each other. 
     
     
       5. The swimming pool wall of claim 4 wherein said corner pieces include end walls having said projections and said recesses. 
     
     
       6. The swimming pool wall of claim 4 wherein said front face of said facing wall is formed with a shallow slot on the region of said coping wall. 
     
     
       7. The swimming pool wall of claim 6 wherein said projections are on one end of said sections and said recesses are on an opposite end of said sections.