ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,686, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ROBERTS MANUFACTURING LLC (Henderson, Nev.).
"Spa cover lift" was invented by Jerry Greer (Henderson, Nev.), Jeff Coles (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Justin Jobe (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spa cover lift is disclosed. The spa cover lift includes a support structure, and a lifting structure coupled to the support structure, the lifting structure having an actuator configured to store and release energy during lifting and storing of a spa cover. Embodiments of the spa cover lift include an electro-mechanical actuator configured to move the spa cover from between a "covered state" and a...