Foldable spa cover and lift unit
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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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Abstract
A combination foldable spa cover and lifting device including a folding spa cover with integral lifting sockets and a lifting device having a pair of first ends pivotally connectable to a spa structure, and second ends having engagement shafts keyed to the lifting sockets such that a folded spa cover is easily lifted and displaced to one side of the spa structure by pivot of the lifting device and transport of the folded spa cover.
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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