Claims
- 1. A floor for covering a bottom of a natural or man-made body of water to provide a smooth and comfortable walking surface and to prevent production of cloudy water, comprising a geotextile filter layer and a non-skid decking material, wherein the floor allows water to pass through but does not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through.
- 2. The floor according to claim 1, wherein the geotextile filter layer has a U.S. Sieve factor of 60-200 and a tensile strength of 120-325 pounds.
- 3. The floor according to claim 2, wherein the decking material is non-buoyant and comprises vinyl or PVC and an ultra-violet inhibitor.
- 4. The floor according to claim 1, further comprising a layer of stones placed between the geotextile material and the bottom of the body of water.
- 5. The floor according to claim 4, further comprising a second geotextile layer placed between the layer of stones and the bottom of the body of water.
- 6. The floor according to claim 4, wherein the layer of stones comprises stones having a size ranging from ¼ to ¾ inch.
- 7. The floor according to claim 6, wherein the stones have a pointed or sharp shape.
- 8. The floor according to claim 1, wherein the decking material has openings that allow water to pass through.
- 9. A pool formed adjacent to a shoreline of and in a natural or man-made body of water having a bottom, the shoreline defining at least a first side wall of the pool, the pool comprising a flooring material covering the bottom of the body of water corresponding to the pool, the flooring material comprising a layer of geotextile material and a layer of non-skid decking material, wherein the flooring material allows water to pass through but does not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through.
- 10. The pool according to claim 9, wherein the geotextile material has a U.S. Sieve factor of 60-200 and a tensile strength of 120-325 pounds and the decking material is non-buoyant and comprises vinyl or PVC and an ultra-violet inhibitor.
- 11. The pool according to claim 9, further comprising a layer of stones placed between the layer of geotextile material and the bottom of the body of water.
- 12. The pool according to claim 11, further comprising a second layer of geotextile material placed between the layer of stones and the bottom of the body of water.
- 13. The pool according to claim 11, wherein the layer of stones comprises stones having a size ranging from ¼ to ¾ inch.
- 14. The pool according to claim 13, wherein the stones have a pointed or sharp shape.
- 15. The pool according to claim 9, further comprising a dock extending from a point on the shoreline into the body of water and back to another point on the shoreline to define a swimming area in the body of water.
- 16. The pool according to claim 9, wherein the decking material has openings that allow water to pass through.
- 17. The pool according to claim 9, further comprising a retaining wall formed along the shoreline.
- 18. A method for converting a portion of a natural or man-made body of water into a swimming pool, which comprises:(a) forming a layer of geotextile material and applying it to the bottom of the body of water corresponding to the swimming pool; and (b) forming a layer of non-skid decking material and applying it on top of the layer of geotextile material, such that the geotextile material and the decking material allow water to pass through but do not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the geotextile material has a U.S. Sieve factor of 60-200 and a tensile strength of 120-325 pounds and the decking material is non-buoyant and comprises vinyl or PVC and an ultra-violet inhibitor.
- 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the layer of geotextile material is formed from strips of geotextile material sewn together with double stitching.
- 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the layer of geotextile material is formed from a plurality of strips of geotextile material placed in overlapping relationship on the bottom of the body of water.
- 22. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of securing the layer of geotextile material to the bottom of the body of water with a plurality of spikes.
- 23. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of forming a retaining wall along a shoreline of the body of water.
- 24. A method for converting at least a portion of a natural or man-made body of water into a swimming pool, which comprises:(a) applying a layer of stones to the bottom of the body of water corresponding to the swimming pool; (b) forming a layer of geotextile material and applying it on top of the layer of stones; and (c) forming a layer of non-skid decking material and applying it on top of the layer of geotextile material, such that the layer of stones, the geotextile material and the decking material allow water to pass through but do not allow dirt or other natural sediment to pass through.
- 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of raking the layer of stones to fill in any voids in the layer of geotextile material caused by the contour of the bottom of the body of water.
- 26. A method for converting at least a portion of a natural or man-made body of water into a swimming pool, which comprises:(a) forming a layer of geotextile material and applying it to the bottom of the body of water corresponding to the swimming pool; (b) applying a layer of stones on top of the layer of geotextile material; (c) forming a second layer of geotextile material and applying it on top of the layer of stones; and (d) forming a layer of non-skid decking material and applying it on top of the second layer of geotextile material.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit to Provisional Application 60/110,270 file Nov. 30, 1998.
US Referenced Citations (10)
Provisional Applications (1)
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