Patent ID: 6032305
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
An apparatus for lifting a folding spa cover from a covering position over a spa to an uncovering position beside the spa and back, comprising:a U-shaped center lift bar adapted to be pivotally attached to one of the folding sections of the cover;a U-shaped near lift bar adapted to be pivotally attached to said one of the folding sections of the cover;left and right mounting plates adapted for attachment to opposite sides of the spa, opposing legs of each bar being pivotally attached to a respective one of said plates;left and right counterbalancing means connected respectively to said left and right mounting plates and to a respective leg of said center lift bar for counterbalancing the weight of the folded spa cover as it is moved from the uncovered to the covered position;a crank connected to said near lift bar;a sprocket rotatably mounted on one of said left and right plates;a chain drive connecting said crank and said sprocket; andmeans for turning said sprocket, wherebyturning said sprocket causes said chain drive to turn said crank, thereby pivoting said near lift bar, causing it to move the cover between the covered and uncovered positions.