Patent ID: 6859952

Claim:
A spa cover lifter for assisting in the repositioning and removal of a spa cover having opposing left and right cover side surfaces, from a spa of the type supported from a substantially flat supporting surface, and having a back spa side disposed between opposing left and right spa sides, the spa cover lifter comprising: opposing left and right side arm supports spaced apart to receive opposing cover side surfaces between the same, each side arm support having an upper end adapted to rotatably support a portion of the spa cover, and an opposing lower end, wherein the left side arm support is rotatably mounted to the left spa side and the right side arm support is rotatably mounted to the right spa side; a lower linking member having spaced apart opposing ends, the lower linking member being shaped to extend from one side arm support, around the back spa side, to the opposing side arm support with each end of the linking member being pivotally attached to a respective side arm support to enable the linking member to pivot about a substantially horizontal axis, relative to the side arms, to define a linking member pivot angle between each side arm support and the linking member; means for adjustably bracing each side arm support from the linking member to fix the linking member pivot angle; and wherein the spa cover lifter is shiftable from a first position where the spa cover is in a horizontal covering position over the spa, to a second position where the spa cover is in a stowed position adjacent the back spa side of the spa as each side arm support rotates relative to the spa.