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Foldable spa cover and lift unit

  • US 6,938,281 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2003
  • Issued: 09/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A foldable spa cover and lift unit for installation on a spa having a housing structure with an outside surface an inside surface, sides and a top, the lift unit comprising:

  • spa cover having first and second half-cover segments interconnected by a center fold;

    each half-cover segment having a top and sides;

    a spa cover lifting device having side arms with a lower portion pivotally connectable to opposite sides of the spa, the arms each having a distal end;

    an interconnection mechanism for pivotally connecting the side arms of the lifting device to the first half-cover segment of the spa cover adjacent to the center fold, wherein the interconnection mechanism includes a shaft assembly at the distal ends of the side arms and the first half-cover segment includes a socket assembly on opposite sides of the first half-cover segment, wherein the shaft assembly and socket assembly have releasable engagement means for realeaseably connecting the shaft assembly to the socket assembly for pivot of the spa cover to a storage position when the spa cover and lift unit is installed on a spa structure and the arms of the lift device are pivoted to the side of the spa structure; and

    a pair of journal bearing brackets mountable to the inside surface of the housing structure at opposite sides of the spa, wherein the journal brackets each have a bearing and the side arms each have a bend with an end segment with a pivot shaft engageable with the bearing of the journal brackets.

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