Patent ID: 7003816
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. For use in conjunction with an above-the-ground flexible wall swimming pool having a liner with an upper rim defining a closed area and a plurality of spaced supports each having a lower end supported by a ground surface and an upper end connected to and supporting the liner upper rim, a fence system comprising: at least two elongated struts, each strut having a first and a second end and said struts being spaced apart from each other, a hanger secured to each strut adjacent said first end, said hanger dimensioned to fit over and be supported by the upper rim, a fastener assembly which secures said second end of said strut to the support, a fence section secured to said first ends of said struts so that said fence section extends upwardly from the upper rim of the liner, wherein said fence section comprises a pair of spaced apart and parallel rails and a pair of spaced apart and parallel stiles extending between and connected to said rails, and wherein each rail includes a tubular lower portion having a predetermined cross sectional shape, and wherein each strut includes an upper tubular portion dimensioned to fit into said rail lower portion.