Patent ID: 7225479
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A support mechanism for vertically supporting a cover of a hot tub, the cover having a top surface surrounded by at least one edge surface, the support mechanism comprising: a first cradle bracket for fixedly securing proximate an upper surface of the hot tub; and a second cradle bracket for fixedly securing proximate the upper surface of the hot tub at a location spaced from said first cradle bracket, wherein each said first and second cradle brackets includes a substantially L-shaped recess for receiving and holding the cover when removed from across the top of the hot tub, wherein each cradle bracket comprises a horizontal leg extending substantially horizontally outward from the upper surface of the hot tub, and a vertical leg extending substantially vertically upward from said horizontal leg, said vertical and horizontal legs forming the L-shaped recess with said vertical leg having a greater length than said horizontal leg so as to contact the top surface of the cover when the cover is set vertically on an edge surface with the edge surface contacting said horizontal leg, wherein said vertical leg is angled back away from the hot tub about 15 degrees from vertical, and wherein said vertical and horizontal legs are joined at an angle of substantially 90 degrees.