Patent ID: 8561222
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A pool cover device for covering a pool, comprising: a rigid deck ( a ground support arranged along one edge of the pool and defining a ground support area along the one edge of the pool, the deck forming a rigid platform moveable over the ground support area so that each deck is moveable in translation and is held cantilevered above the pool, wherein, the deck comprises a rigid frame, a floor covering the frame; and a displacement system located underneath the deck, the deck displacement system enabling movement of the deck in translation, the displacement system comprising three rails fixed under the deck and a set of three rows of rollers fixed, via the ground support, to the ground, the rollers slideable on the rails, in a fully open position, a first end of the deck rests on and is supported by the three rows of rollers, a remaining portion of the deck extends unsupported beyond the rows of rollers, a length of the unsupported remaining portion is greater than the length of the first end of the deck supported by the rollers, and in a fully closed position, an opposite, second end of the deck rests on and is supported by the three rows of rollers with another remaining portion of the deck covering the pool and held cantilevered over the pool, a length of the another remaining portion covering the pool is greater than the length of the second end of the deck supported by the rollers, the remaining portion of the deck held cantilevered over the pool being unsupported by any rollers located over the pool.