ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,066, issued on July 1, was assigned to STRONG INDUSTRIES INC. (Northumberland, Pa.).
"Lift system for a spa cover" was invented by Wade Spicer (Northumberland, Pa.) and Charles M. 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 arm rotatable about a first pivotal connection with a side of a spa and pivotally connected to a spa cover, a lift mechanism configured to provide for rotation of the first arm about its pivotal connection to the side of the spa, and a mechanical linkage between the lift-assist device and the first arm."
The patent was filed on Oct. 2, 2023, under Appl...