Supports for hot tub spa covers

• US 5,471,685 A
• Filed: 12/07/1994
• Issued: 12/05/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ABC SPA Cover Removal Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Innovative Inventions, Inc.
• Inventors: Cross, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Fetsuga, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US08/350,929
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: 4/498, 4/500, 4/506, 4/580, 220/263, 220/329, 220/331, 220/744
• US Class Current: 4/500
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/086 Sliding covers E04H4/084 and E04H4/088 take precedence

Abstract

A support for a cover of a hot tub spa has a pair of roller support arms each having a pivotal connection for securing it to the spa. The pivotal connections each comprise an attachment member for mounting on a vertical outer wall of the spa, with a hinge connecting the support arm to its attachment member for pivotation between operative and inoperative positions. In the operative positions, the arms extend horizontally outwardly from the top of the spa. The pivotal connection are separate from one another to allow the spacing between then to be varied as desired, and the rollers support arms each have rollers projecting upwardly from the roller support arms and rotatable about axes extending transversely of the roller support arms to facilitate displacement of the cover onto and from the roller support arms.

Claims

1. A support for a cover of a hot tub spa, comprising:

a pair of roller support arms;

said roller support arms each having a pivotal connections for securing the respective roller support arm to the hot tub spa;

each of said pivotal connections comprising an attachment member for mounting on a vertical outer wall of the hot tub spa, and a hinge connecting the respective roller support arm to its attachment member for pivotal movement between an operative position, in which said roller support arm extends horizontally outwardly from the top of the spa, and an inoperative position, in which said roller support arm extends adjacent and parallel to the vertical out wall of the hot tub spa;

said pivotal connections being separate from one another so as to allow the spacing therebetween to be varied as desired; and

a plurality of rollers spaced apart along each of said roller support arms and projecting upwardly from said roller support arms, when said roller support arms are in their operative positions, said rollers having axes of rotation extending transversely of said roller support arms for facilitating displacement of the cover onto and from said roller support arms.

2. A support as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hinges allow said roller support arms to pivot vertically between the operative and inoperative positions.

3. A support as claimed in claim 2, wherein said attachment members each comprise a pair of vertical side walls which are spaced apart to receive and protect the respective roller support arm on movement of the latter into its inoperative position.