Lanny Russell Smith
General Contractor in Alpine, UT

2005009, May 5, 2005

Nov 3, 2003

10/700602

Lanny Smith - Alpine UT, US

E04H004/00

004502000

Detachable rope apparatus is provided for extending a pool cover over a swimming pool having a guide track on a side of the pool, using a rope coupled to a pool cover motor. A bracket member is coupled to a front edge of the pool cover. An attachment device detachably couples an end of the rope to the bracket member to pull the pool cover. A bonding wire may replace a bead rope section embedded in the edge of the pool cover to form an elongated guide bead. A method is provided for forming a pool cover to enable the cover to be pulled over a swimming pool having a guide track on a side of the pool, using a rope coupled to a pool cover motor. A bracket member is coupled to a front edge of the pool cover, and an end of the rope is detachably coupled to the bracket member to pull the pool cover.

2006026, Nov 30, 2006

Jul 31, 2006

11/496876

Lanny Smith - Alpine UT, US

B66D 1/14

254345000, 242346000

A universal shift apparatus and method for a swimming pool cover motor has a rotatable drive shaft and a rope attached to the end of the swimming pool cover. A reel element collects the rope, and a roll-up element collects the swimming pool cover. A gear drive assembly on the rotatable drive shaft drives the reel element in a first rotational direction as the shaft rotates in a first direction and drives the roll-up element in a second rotational direction as the shaft rotates in a second direction. A shift assembly is associated with the gear drive assembly to selectively reverse the first rotational direction of the wind-up reel element and to selectively reverse the second rotational direction of the roll-up element.

7318243, Jan 15, 2008

Dec 27, 2005

11/320257

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

A47K 17/00, E04H 4/00

4661, 4502

A system is provided herein for supporting a lid for a pool cover box that includes (a) an elongated mounting element extending along substantially at least one wall of the pool cover box, and (b) a plurality of bracket assemblies, each adapted for connecting to the mounting element at multiple positions along the mounting element to support the lid.

2011006, Mar 17, 2011

Nov 23, 2010

12/952985

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

COVERSTAR, LLC - Lindon UT

E04H 4/00, B23P 11/00

4506, 29428

An apparatus is provided for constructing edging around the perimeter of a swimming pool having a decking and a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated guide connector is attached to a wall of the swimming pool for connecting to a guide member for the pool cover, that includes a form member shaped to form the edging, and a form mating structure on the form member for removably mating the form member to the elongated guide connector.

7152254, Dec 26, 2006

Feb 19, 2004

10/783591

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

E04H 4/00

4502

Mounting apparatus is provided for a pool cover assembly having a plurality of pool cover components disposed in a pool cover box and used to operate a pool cover for a swimming pool. The mounting apparatus comprises an elongated member adapted to be attached to the pool cover box, and a mounting member adapted to removably couple at least one of the pool cover components to the elongated member. A method is provided for mounting a pool cover assembly having a plurality of pool cover components in a pool cover box for a swimming pool cover. The method comprises attaching an elongated member to the pool cover box, and removably coupling a mounting member supporting at least one of the pool cover components to the elongated member.

7093784, Aug 22, 2006

Oct 14, 2003

10/686111

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

Coverstar, Inc. - Provo UT

B65H 75/30

2423941, 242919, 192 691

A universal shift apparatus and method for a swimming pool cover motor has a rotatable drive shaft and a rope attached to the end of the swimming pool cover. A reel element collects the rope, and a roll-up element collects the swimming pool cover. A gear drive assembly on the rotatable drive shaft drives the reel element in a first rotational direction as the shaft rotates in a first direction and drives the roll-up element in a second rotational direction as the shaft rotates in a second direction. A shift assembly is associated with the gear drive assembly to selectively reverse the first rotational direction of the wind-up reel element and to selectively reverse the second rotational direction of the roll-up element.

7011782, Mar 14, 2006

Aug 8, 2003

10/637421

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

B28B 1/14, B28B 7/24, B41B 11/54

2642979, 249120, 249129, 249139, 249165

A system includes a support for a pool cover box lid comprising an elongated mounting element extending along at least one wall of the pool cover box, and a plurality of bracket assemblies, each connecting to the mounting element at multiple positions along the mounting element to support the lid. A method is directed to supporting a lid on a pool cover box. A system also forms a pool cover box lid, comprising form support elements spaced apart from each other, a base sheet, lid forming elements, each being connected to one of the form support elements and extending upward, and wall elements disposed perpendicular to the lid forming elements for forming the lid. A method is directed to forming a lid for a pool cover box.

7010817, Mar 14, 2006

Nov 4, 2003

10/701645

Lanny R. Smith - Alpine UT, US

E04H 4/10

4502, 220645, 220DIG 25

Box apparatus is provided for containing a pool cover assembly to cover a swimming pool, comprising an elongated plastic box. The box apparatus comprises a plurality of sections of substantially identical unitary molded plastic members, a plurality of coupling elements to couple the sections together to form an elongated box with two sides, a bottom, an open top and at least one open end, and an end piece fastened to the box to close the open end. A method is provided for forming a pool cover box to contain a pool cover assembly for covering a swimming pool, comprising forming an elongated plastic box.

2005009, May 5, 2005

Nov 3, 2003

10/700714

Lanny Smith - Alpine UT, US

E04H004/00

004506000

Apparatus is provided for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool. The apparatus comprises a form member shaped to form the edging, and a support member adapted to removably couple to the elongated track and the form member. A method is provided for constructing edging for a deck of a swimming pool having a retractable pool cover, wherein an elongated track for the pool cover is attached to a wall of the swimming pool, comprising removably coupling a support member to the elongated track, and removably coupling a form member, shaped to form the edging, to the support member.

2003008, May 8, 2003

Nov 8, 2002

10/290559

Lanny Smith - Alpine UT, US

E04H004/10

052/003000, 052/169700, 004/500000, 004/502000

A lid support bracket assembly is provided for supporting a pool cover box lid that includes a wall mount, and a bracket connected to the wall mount that can be angularly adjusted relative to the wall mount.