Patent ID: 7694356

Claim:
A rotatable access cover assembly adapted to selectively cover a storage chamber for storing a pool cover for a swimming pool, said storage chamber including a first and second end wall, a front sidewall having a top surface, a back sidewall and a chamber floor, said access cover assembly comprising: a cover deck for covering said storage chamber, said cover deck comprising a pivot structure; a plurality of pivot support structures for engaging said pivot structure of said cover deck; and said cover deck, having a first side adjacent to said storage chamber front sidewall, and a second side opposite said first side, with said cover deck configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position; which when said cover deck is in said open position, said cover deck is oriented to allow access to said storage chamber, and when said cover deck is in said closed position, said cover deck is oriented in a generally horizontal position with said cover deck defining a slot between an underside of said cover deck and said top surface of said storage chamber front sidewall, said slot structured to allow said pool cover to pass therethrough while said cover deck is in said closed position.