| CPC E04H 4/0056 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |

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1. A pool comprising:
a pool body comprising a pool bottom and a pool wall;
a pool frame comprising an annular frame and a plurality of vertical supports disposed outside an outer surface of the pool wall;
an annular reinforcing band disposed around the outer surface of the pool wall between the pool wall and the plurality of vertical supports; and
a fixing system preventing the plurality of vertical supports from separation from the pool body;
wherein the fixing system comprises a plurality of discrete fixing devices each coupled to the annular reinforcing band.
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11. A pool comprising:
a pool body comprising a pool bottom and a pool wall;
a pool frame comprising an annular frame and a plurality of vertical supports disposed outside an outer surface of the pool body;
an annular reinforcing band disposed on the pool wall; and
a fixing band disposed on the outer surface of the pool body and restraining at least one of the plurality of vertical supports on the outer surface of the pool body;
wherein a width of the annular reinforcing band, defined in a vertical direction, is greater than a width of the fixing band, defined in the vertical direction; and
wherein the fixing band is disposed vertically above at least a lowermost edge of the annular reinforcing band.
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