Patent ID: 6526604
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A track assembly for guiding the placement and removal of a flexible pool cover, said track assembly comprising:tracking means for guiding movement pieces of a flexible pool cover, said tracking means further comprising a plurality of track members; splicing means for splicing the track members together in an end-to-end series; and attachment means for attaching the splicing means to a pool deck; wherein each track member includes an under surface, and a first elongate grip arm formed below said under surface and a second elongate grip arm formed below said under surface, and wherein the first and second grip arms are configured and dimensioned to grip the splicing means therebetween; wherein the splicing means comprises a plurality of elongate splice pieces, each splice piece having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, and a first elongate recess formed in the first side and a second elongate recess formed in the second side, said first and second recesses being configured and dimensioned for receiving the first and second grip arms thereinto.