Inventors:
Robert Sanchez - San Diego CA
International Classification:
E04H 400
Abstract:
A portable lane line protection device, or "line-saver", is positioned on the edge of a swimming pool and bypasses the sharp edge of the pool by creating a smooth surface over the pool's edge. A lane line is placed over the smooth surface of the line-saver, thereby preventing the lane line from contacting the relatively sharp edge of the pool, as the lane line is extended into and out of the pool from a storage point or location (usually on a reel) well above the surface of the pool deck to the water level of the pool (which is usually a foot or so below the surface of the pool deck). The line-saver has a U-shaped channel centrally located therein through which the lane line slides or glides as it transitions between the water level and its storage level or vice-versa. Such channel includes smooth edges that are sufficiently high to prevent the lane line from slipping or pulling out of the channel. The line-saver is made from a light weight material, e. g.