ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,249, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP. (Shanghai).

"Support frame and frame pool" was invented by Xianglin Zeng (Shanghai) and Xiaobo Chu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support frame for supporting a pool liner to form a frame pool is provided. The support frame includes: a first support assembly; and a second support assembly, wherein the first support assembly is detachably connected above and supported by the second support assembly. A frame pool is provided including a pool liner and the support frame. The pool liner includes: a first side wall supported by the first support assem...