Patent ID: 8850773
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: E04B,E04H,F16B

Abstract:
1. A pool wall structure comprising: a plurality of interlocking panels forming a continuous closed wall around the perimeter of a pool, wherein each of the plurality of interlocking panels comprises a male flexible portion and a female flexible portion situated on opposite sides of an interlocked edge between an adjacent pair of interlocking panels within the plurality of interlocking panels, wherein the male flexible portion and the female flexible portion deform along an axis parallel to the interlocked edge to form a faceted curve shape within the continuous closed wall, wherein each of the plurality of interlocking panels comprises a flat body having a thickness of material, wherein the male flexible portion comprises a first region of reduced thickness of material extending parallel to the interlocked edge, and wherein the first region of reduced thickness of material is thinner than the thickness of material of a remaining portion of the flat body, wherein the female flexible portion comprises a second region of reduced thickness extending parallel to the interlocked edge and situated on a side of the interlocked edge opposite to a corresponding male flexible portion, and wherein the second region of reduced thickness is thinner than the thickness of material of a remaining portion of the flat body.