Patent ID: 7290297

Claim:
An adjustable lifting device for a spa cover, the device comprising: a) a frame adapted to be secured over at least a portion thereof to a spa cover, the frame movable between a first frame position wherein the spa cover generally covers a spa and a second frame position wherein the spa cover is lifted from the spa; b) a first bracket and a second bracket, each bracket adapted to be fixed adjacent opposing sides of the spa; and c) a first extendible member having a first connection portion attached to the frame, and a second extendible member having a second connection portion attached to the frame, each extendible member being displacedly coupled to the respective first and second brackets, respectively, for adjusting a spacing distance between each respective connection portion and the respective bracket when installing the lifting device at the spa, the first and second connection portions of the respective extendible members remaining generally stationary when the frame is moved between the first and second frame positions; wherein each bracket comprises a body portion defining a hollow channel for slideably receiving therein a portion of each respective extendible member, and wherein each bracket comprises spaced apart flanges extending from the body portion, the flanges being generally aligned in a plane for bearing against a flat mounting surface.