Patent ID: 11952796
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOLS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 20:
21. A method for fabricating a width-adjustable drop-in stair system for an in-ground vinyl liner swimming pool, comprising:
providing a first drop-in step component having a first length;
providing a second drop-in step component that is independent of the first drop-in step component, the second drop-in step component having a second length;
forming an arrangement of the first and second drop-in step components as parts of a stair step that can be attached to opposing sidewall panels of the swimming pool;
the arrangement including the second drop-in step component being in nested relationship with the first drop-in step component at a nesting overlap distance that is established to configure the stair step with a defined width dimension corresponding to a distance between the opposing sidewall panels at locations where the stair step is to be attached;
the defined width dimension being less than the first length and the second length in total;
fastening together the first and second drop-in step components so as to be statically secured as parts of the stair step; and
fastening the stair step to the opposing sidewalls of the swimming pool.