Patent ID: 6634036
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A foldable spa cover and lift unit for installation on a spa structure having sides and a top, the lift unit comprising:a 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 pivotally connectable to opposite sides of the spa structure, the arms each having a distal end; and, 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 a releasable engagement means for releasable 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 wherein the socket assembly on each side of the first half-cover segment has a mounting structure in the first half-cover segment and a rigid cross-member within the first half-cover segment extending from one side of the first half-cover segment to the opposite side with the mounting structure of the socket assembly being connected to the rigid cross-member.