Spa cover removers

Abstract

A spa cover remover has a pair of lifting arms at opposite sides of a spa housing, and supports pivotally connected to lower ends of the lifting arms to allow pivotation of the lifting arms for raising and folding a spa cover remover. The pivotation of the lifting arms is facilitated by tension springs, which are connected to the lower ends of the lifting arms, and which are accommodated within housings, so that the springs are enclosed and concealed by the housings and thereby protected from the elements and from risk of damaging the clothing or body of a person operating the spa cover remover.

1 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover, 
 said spa cover remover comprising a pair of lifting arms;    said lifting arms having first end portions pivotally mounted at opposite sides of the spa cover and opposite second end portions;    a spa cover engagement structure at said opposite end portions for lifting engagement with said spa cover;    spring means connected to said first end portions of said lifting bars for biasing said lifting arms for pivotal movement to raise the spa cover engagement bar and therewith said spa cover; and    spring enclosures enclosing said spring means.    
   
   
       2 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 1 , including means for longitudinally adjusting the positions of said tension springs.  
   
   
       3 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said tension springs has a first end, a link connecting said first end to said first end portion of the respective lifting arm, a second end and a connection anchoring said second end.  
   
   
       4 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said connections are adjustable to vary the positions of said second ends of said tension springs.  
   
   
       5 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said connections are longitudinally adjustable connections between said tension springs and said spring enclosures.  
   
   
       6 . A spa cover and a spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 1 , including means for securing said spring enclosures to opposite sides of a spa housing and pivotal connections between said first end portions of said lifting arms and respective ones of said spring enclosures.  
   
   
       7 . A spa cover remover, comprising:—
 a pair of lifting arms;    a pair of supports;    pivotal connections between said supports and said lifting arms;    a pair of tension springs, each having opposite first and second ends;    a pair of elongate housings;    said housings containing said tension springs;    connections between said first end of each of said springs and its respective housing; and    linkages between said second ends of said springs and respective ones of said lifting arms.    
   
   
       8 . A spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said connections are adjustable longitudinally of said housings.  
   
   
       9 . A spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said connections each include a threaded adjustment member.  
   
   
       10 . A spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said housings each have a housing end remote from the respective one of said lifting arms, and an end closure on said housing end, and wherein said connections include threaded adjustment members anchored in said end closures.  
   
   
       11 . A spa cover remover as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said supports are secured to ends of said elongate housings and wherein the pivotal connections are proximate to and spaced from respective ends of said lifting arms, said spa cover remover further comprising pivotal connections at said ends of said lifting arms, the further pivotal connections pivotally connecting said linkages to said lifting arms.