A frame assembly for a frame pool and a frame pool including a frame assembly are provided. The frame assembly includes a horizontal support, a vertical support, a T-joint, and a coupling assembly releasably connecting a corresponding one of the horizontal support or the vertical support to the T-joint. The coupling assembly includes a collar having a tubular body. In some embodiments, a guide extends outwardly from the tubular body, and a limiting member moves through the guide between a locked position and an unlocked position to selectively retain the corresponding one of the horizontal support or the vertical support to the T-joint. In some embodiments, the limiting member is integrally formed with the tubular body and movable between the unlocked and locked positions to selectively retain the corresponding one of the horizontal support or the vertical support to the T-joint.

An easily modified bathing chair comprises: two side connecting pedestals, having a beam, two beam tubes and two leg tubes respectively; four legs which are fixed in the leg tubes of the two side connecting pedestals, respectively; a seat, having two front slides and two rear slides on a bottom thereof, wherein the two front slides each have a first seat positioning structure; and a long upper beam set and a short upper beam set, wherein either the long upper beam set or the short upper beam set is slidingly mounted on the seat and set between the beam tubes of the two side connecting pedestals, thereby it is achieved that a bathing chair of any of two types is assembled conveniently.

A protection device for preventing damage to an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture including a body portion adapted to be inserted into the aperture in a first direction and having an internal passageway for allowing movement of an elongate flexible member therethrough, and at least one latching element pivotally mounted on the body portion. The protection device can be used for protecting an elongate flexible member passing through an aperture in a support pillar of an offshore turbine generator. A method of removing the protection device from an aperture is also disclosed.

A snap-in link that provides a snap-in connection between two devices. The link includes an elongated portion and first and second flexible arms coupled to the elongated portion at one end and having a first snap-in slot at an opposite end. The flexible arms include an outer side, an inner side, a plurality of stress-concentration indentations formed in the outer side and a plurality of stress-concentration indentations formed in the inner side, where a nub is formed in each of the indentations along the outer side and the flexible arms define a slot therebetween.

A collapsible structure connection system including apparatus for connecting rod segments and apparatus for holding and organizing rod segments. An apparatus for connecting rod segments, such as a pole tip and final rod segment, or two rod segments, may have a pair of mated rod segments and a spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism, with the rod segments connected using an elastomeric connector attached to each rod segment at adjacent, opposing ends. The elastomeric connector may be attached to and held in place against the rod segment using an attachment assembly that may be threaded or unthreaded, and that may mate, or not mate, within the rod segment upon securing the attachment assembly to the rod segment. The spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism may have a spring-loaded push-button seated on a dowel of a male body, and a cavity aperture traversing a dowel cavity of a female body.

The present invention provides an improved locking mechanism for securely connecting modular or detachable components. The locking mechanism includes a male and female portion associated with, respectively, a first and second modular component, the male portion having a slit defining a first and second finger, the locking mechanism having a spreading means provided by a pressure bolt mechanism including a pressure bolt, wherein the pressure bolt is configured to, when turned by up to substantially 1 revolution, move the first and second fingers from a closed position wherein the first and second fingers are substantially parallel to one another, to a spread position wherein the first and second fingers abut an interior surface of the female portion, thereby connecting the first and second modular component.

A device mounting apparatus that allows a device such as a smoke detector or carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) detector, as well as other device including an alarm, a camera or a light to be selectively positioning at a location on a surface such as a wall. The apparatus comprises a preferably rectangular, hollow rod with rounded corners, and having a first end, second end, and outer surfaces. A device securing bracket that facilitates the attachment of a device to the rod includes a center section with a rod opening, a first side member and second side member, with each member having an angled section and at least one bore. An apparatus to surface securing bracket allows the apparatus to be attached to a surface such as a wall and has a center section with an outward extending first and second side wall, each side wall having a semi-circular segment, with the rod inserted through the space created when the two segments face each other. The apparatus to surface securing bracket also has a rear section with at least one bore through which a screw or other attachment means is inserted. From exiting the bore, the screw enters into the surface/wall, thereby attaching the apparatus to the surface. To maintain the device attached to the device securing bracket, a device mounting pan is utilized. The pan has a rear panel with at least one bore, a center opening for a power wire and a side wall extending outward from the rear panel's perimeter.

An above ground frame pool (10) includes a frame assembly (20) and a liner (40) supported by the frame assembly (20). The frame assembly (20) includes a plurality of horizontal pipes (22), a plurality of vertical pipes (24), and a plurality of T-shaped joints (30). The joints (30) may lack mechanical fasteners with adjacent pipes or corresponding apertures. The joints (30) may be one-piece or multi-piece structures. Such joints (30) may be water-resistant and convenient to manufacture, assemble, disassemble, and store.

A collapsible structure connection system including apparatus for connecting rod segments and apparatus for holding and organizing rod segments. An apparatus for connecting rod segments, such as a pole tip and final rod segment, or two rod segments, may have a pair of mated rod segments and a spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism, with the rod segments connected using an elastomeric connector attached to each rod segment at adjacent, opposing ends. The elastomeric connector may be attached to and held in place against the rod segment using an attachment assembly that may be threaded or unthreaded, and that may mate, or not mate, within the rod segment upon securing the attachment assembly to the rod segment. The spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism may have a spring-loaded push-button seated on a dowel of a male body, and a cavity aperture traversing a dowel cavity of a female body.

A shaft adapter configured to be removably-coupled to shafts of differing diameters. The shaft adapter may have a stepped cylinder cavity with multiple inner diameters. The shaft adapter may further have a spring-loaded adapter ring configured to translate along an inner wall of the stepped cylinder cavity, and may be configured to support an outer wall of a first shaft received into the shaft adapter, or may be configured to be urged into a compressed position when the shaft adapter receives a second shaft.