Apparatus for tipping a spa cover
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus for tilting open a hinged spa cover, having a rear and a front panel, for a spa comprising:
- a base assembly of rigid legs having a pivot;
a frame assembly of trigonal arms and a cross-member with a cover support bracket, said cross-member extending across said rear panel and each end connected to said trigonal arms, said arms connected to said pivot on said base assembly, and a support leg hinged to said cross-member.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus for raising and closing a hinged spa cover. A frame assembly extends over the rear panel of a bifold spa cover, and further is pivotally connected to a base assembly. In order to raise the spa cover from the spa tub, the front panel of the spa cover is folded over the rear panel and frame. The frame assembly pivots on the base assembly lifting the folded spa cover to an opened position. A stop connected to the frame assembly contacts the ground as the frame assembly pivots on the base, once the cover reaches a predetermined open position. The reverse steps will lower and close the spa cover onto the spa tub.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. An apparatus for tilting open a hinged spa cover, having a rear and a front panel, for a spa comprising:
-
a base assembly of rigid legs having a pivot; a frame assembly of trigonal arms and a cross-member with a cover support bracket, said cross-member extending across said rear panel and each end connected to said trigonal arms, said arms connected to said pivot on said base assembly, and a support leg hinged to said cross-member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 15)
-
-
5. An apparatus for tipping open a spa cover having a rear panel hinged to a front panel, said spa having side walls and a rear wall below said rear panel of said cover, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame assembly comprising lateral struts braced to form a frame that rests across said rear panel, and each said strut extending between a pair of trigonal arms substantially parallel to said sidewalls, each said trigonal arm having a first member substantially parallel with said side wall and a second member substantially parallel with said rear panel and a transverse member therebetween, with said lateral struts joined to said second member, and said frame assembly joined to a moveable support stop, and a fixed base next to said rear wall of said spa, said base having a pivot point providing a rotatable connection to said second member of said arms.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18)
-
14. An apparatus for raising a hinged spa cover with a rear and a front panel for a spa comprising:
- a base assembly fixed near the base of said spa comprising stationary legs and a pivot;
a frame assembly comprising;
a cross-member resting upon said rear panel of said spa cover and connected at each end to trigonal arms, said arms connected to said pivot on said base assembly;
a support stop attached movably at one end to the frame assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a base assembly fixed near the base of said spa comprising stationary legs and a pivot;
Specification