Patent ID: 7010817
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for containing a pool cover assembly to cover a swimming pool, the apparatus comprising: an elongated plastic box having two sides, a bottom, and at least one end piece; an elongated, hollow support member running substantially along a length of the elongated plastic box; an elongated, hollow tube inserted within the elongated, hollow support member and running substantially along a length of the hollow support member, wherein the elongated plastic box comprises a plurality of separate plastic sections coupled together, each plastic section having the elongated, hollow support member running substantially along the length of the plastic section with the elongated, hollow support tube inserted within the elongated, hollow support member and running substantially along the length of the elongated, hollow support member; and at least one splice member configured to couple two adjoining plastic sections together, wherein the at least one splice member is inserted within at least a portion of each of the elongated, hollow tubes of the two adjoining plastic sections.