Patent ID: 7146657

Claim:
A water equipment attachment apparatus, comprising in combination: a rigid hollow vertical tube for extending below or into a selected surface of a containing structure of a contained body of water including a liner made of a flexible material, wherein the rigid hollow vertical tube includes an attachment member extending beyond a top of the rigid hollow vertical tube for engaging the selected surface of the containing structure of the contained body of water underneath the liner and wherein the attachment member includes a plurality attachment receptacles therein; a gasket having an opening therein for engaging the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube, wherein the gasket is placed over the liner to engage the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube, and wherein the gasket includes a plurality of attachments openings therein; a cap having an opening therein for engaging the gasket and for attaching to the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube, wherein the cap is placed over the gasket to engage the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube, thereby providing a water-tight connection and wherein the gasket includes a plurality of attachment openings therein; a plurality of attachment means for attaching the cap and gasket to the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube through the plurality of attachment openings in the cap and the gasket and into the plurality of attachment receptacles in the attachment member of the rigid hollow vertical tube; a first horizontal attachment means extending from a first side and a second side of the rigid hollow vertical tube at a first position for attaching the rigid hollow vertical tube to the selected surface of the containing structure of the contained body of water; and a second horizontal attachment means extending from a first side and a second side of the rigid hollow vertical tube at a second position for attaching the rigid hollow vertical tube to the selected surface of the containing structure of the contained body of water.