Patent ID: 8397440

Claim:
A pool shade system for a pool or a spa, said system consisting of: (a) a corner section of a pool or spa, wherein the corner section has a first side and a second side; (b) a first motor housing and a second motor housing, the first motor housing being installed on the first side and second motor housing being installed on the second side of the corner section of the pool or the spa; (c) a first motor disposed in the first motor housing, the first motor being operatively connected to a first set of gears disposed in the first motor housing; (d) a second motor disposed in the second motor housing, the second motor being operatively connected to a second set of gears disposed in the second motor housing; (e) a first arc having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first arc is operatively connected to the first set of gears in the first motor housing and the second end of the first arc is operatively connected to second set of gears in the second motor housing; (f) a second arc having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second arc is operatively connected to the first set of gears in the first motor housing and the second end of the second arc is operatively connected to the second set of gears in the second motor housing; (g) a cover component attached to the first arc and to the second arc, the cover component can move between an extended position wherein the cover component is fanned over the corner section of pool or the spa and a storage position wherein the cover component is collapsed atop an edge of the pool or spa; and (h) a storage compartment, wherein the storage compartment is for storing the collapsed pool shade; wherein when the first motor and second motor are activated, the motors cause the arcs to move between the extended position and the storage position.