ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,326, issued on March 24, was assigned to Paddock Pool Equipment Co. (Rock Hill, S.C.).
"Pool gutter and wall assembly" was invented by Michael McDuffie (Fort Mill, S.C.) and Phillip Thorne (Rock Hill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pool structure assembly that includes a wall including at least one hook member, where the at least one hook member is rotatably connected to the wall. The pool structure assembly further includes a gutter assembly including at least one pin member and a seal member positioned between the gutter assembly and the wall, where the hook member is rotated into engagement with the pin member causing the ...