Portable swimming pool stair assembly with integral filter and circulation system

摘要

A swimming pool accessory that is placed into and adjacent a sidewall of the pool includes a staircase assembly constructed from opposing sidewalls that support a plurality of steps that define an interior portion in which a filter assembly is mounted that includes a filter cartridge housing for receiving a removable filter cartridge, a pool skimmer having an inlet that is mounted through one of the opposing sidewalls and an outlet coupled to the filter cartridge housing, and a pump assembly having one end coupled to the filter cartridge housing and a second end forming a water discharge outlet and mounted to the other sidewall. The pump assembly includes a submersible water pump for drawing water through a filter cartridge positioned on the housing and pumping filtered water through the water discharge outlet to create a circulation of water about the interior periphery of the pool.

主权项

1. A swimming pool access and filtering apparatus for use in a swimming pool comprising:
a staircase assembly having opposing vertical sidewalls, each sidewall having an interior surface, a plurality of steps positioned between the interior surface of the opposing vertical sidewalls, each step having a lower surface and positioned in a spaced-apart arrangement from an adjacent step, the lower surfaces of the plurality of steps and the interior surfaces of the opposing sidewalls defining an interior portion of the staircase assembly; and a filter assembly mounted within the interior portion of the staircase assembly, the filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge housing for receiving a removable filter cartridge, a pool skimmer having a first end forming a water inlet that is mounted through one of the opposing vertical staircase sidewalls and a second end coupled to the filter cartridge housing, a pump assembly having a first end coupled to the filter cartridge housing and a second end forming a water discharge outlet and mounted to the opposing vertical staircase sidewall, the pump assembly including a submersible water pump for drawing water through the filter cartridge and pumping filtered water through the water discharge outlet, in which a first step of the plurality of steps is at least partially movable to permit access to and removal of the filter cartridge at or via the first step.