Tub Cover Lifting and Stowing Device

A method of creating a device for lifting off and stowing a cover of a tub, comprising the steps of:

• a) pivotally attaching a near section having a cover portion to said tub;
• b) connecting a central section having a cover to the near section;
• c) connecting an end section having a cover to the central section;
• d) providing a device which sequentially folds the far section onto the central section, then both of these sections onto the base section;
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• e) providing a device which pivots the folded sections off of the tub.

A cover lifting device for removing a cover from a tub having a frame comprising:

• a) a main actuator being an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably connected to a fixed base;
• b) a main support being an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the second end of the main actuator;
• c) a secondary actuator being an elongated member being shorter than the main actuator, having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the fixed base;
• d) a secondary support being an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the second end of the secondary actuator;
• e) an end support rotatably connected to the second end of the main support and the second end of the secondary support;
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• f) main-secondary pivot rotatably connecting the main actuator to the main support such that rotating the main actuator away from the base causes the first support to move toward its first end to a greater extent than the main support, thereby causing lifting and folding of the attached end support and said cover.