Merlin Technologies, Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Seth Galewyrick

David R Schiff

John Depler Coleman

Roger Dean Whitley

Peter D Byar

Andrew Weiman

Matthew James Labuda

Glenn Paul Wagner

Andrew Maggion

A spa cover lifter for moving a spa cover from a closed position to a storage position includes a drive mechanism, a fixed base and a lifting arm assembly. The lifting arm assembly is mounted to first or second leaves of the spa cover. The lifting arm assembly is driven by the drive mechanism and is moveably mounted to the fixed base. The lifting arm assembly includes a cover pivoting assembly and a cover transporting assembly. The cover pivoting assembly is driven by the drive mechanism to move the cover from the closed position to an intermediate position and the cover transporting assembly is driven by the drive mechanism to the move the cover from the intermediate position to the storage position. The spa cover lifter has an automatic shutoff for cutting power when an obstacle is encountered. A method of moving the spa cover is also disclosed.

Spa cover lifter and method

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Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Seth Galewyrick