ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,909, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Strong Industries Inc. (Northumberland, Pa.).
"Spa cover lift system" was invented by Wade Spicer (Northumberland, Pa.) and Charles Woods (West Manchester, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift system for a spa cover includes a first lifter arm connected to a spa cover adjacent to a first end, and rotatably connected to a housing of a spa at a second end, a plate connected to the first lifter arm and rotatable with the first lifter arm, a linkage having a first end connected to the plate adjacent to a periphery of the plate, and a second end, and a linear actuator moveable between a retrac...