Patent ID: 6082055
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A covering system comprising an upper lift assembly including at least one motion transmitting member, a drive mechanism in said upper lift assembly for selectively moving said motion transmitting member up and down, a lower lift unit connected to said upper lift assembly by said motion transmitting member to move said lower lift unit selectively up and down in accordance with the direction of movement of said motion transmitting member, a panel assembly comprising a plurality of panels connected to each other along their adjacent sides, connecting members extending from said lower lift unit to said panels to raise and lower said panels and to dispose said panels in a horizontal orientation when said panels are in their lowermost position with said panels being disposed toward in each other in side edge to side edge fashion and to dispose said panels in a generally vertical orientation when said panels are in a raised position with said panels being in an accordion orientation disposed toward each other in surface to surface fashion, said covering system being in combination with an ice rink, and said covering system selectively covering said ice rink.