Patent ID: 8726429

Claim:
A spa assembly, comprising: a spa base comprising opposing end walls, opposing sidewalls, two or more bracket supports on an outside surface of at least a first end wall of the opposing end walls, the spa base forming a water chamber between the two end walls and two sidewalls; a first cover assembly pivotally coupled to the first end wall and pivotable between a closed position covering at least a portion of the water chamber and an open position extending outward from the first end wall to form a shelf substantially parallel to a top plane of the spa base and uncover the water chamber, the first cover assembly comprising: a first cover piece pivotally coupled to the two or more bracket supports and comprising a first side that faces the water chamber when in the closed position and faces a direction opposite the water chamber when in the open position; a second cover piece pivotally coupled to the first cover piece opposite the first end wall and comprising a first side that faces the water chamber when in the closed position and faces the first side of the first cover piece when in the open position; and two or more bracket assemblies that support the first cover assembly in the open position, each bracket assembly comprising a first arm pivotally coupled to the first cover piece, a second arm pivotally coupled to the first arm and pivotally coupled to one of the two bracket supports.