Patent ID: 7721361

Claim:
A spa enclosure apparatus for use over a hot tub or a spa having a first side and an opposite second side, the spa enclosure apparatus comprising: a spa cover removal mechanism having a first shaft located pivotally at the first side of the spa, a second shaft located pivotally at the opposite second side of the spa, a covered position wherein a cover of the spa is placed directly over the spa, and a removed position wherein the cover is off of the spa and the first and second shafts project substantially vertically; a convertible awning including: a first removable flex rod projecting upward from the first shaft and resiliently bent over the spa when the spa cover removal mechanism is in the removed position; a second removable flex rod projecting upward from the second shaft and resiliently bent over the spa when the spa cover removable mechanism is in the removed position; a canopy spaced above the spa and engaged between the first and second flex rods; a distal end of the first flex rod; a distal end of the second flex rod; a cross member spaced above the spa and engaged between the distal ends of the first and second flex rods; and a vertical spacer column engaged between the spa and the cross member.