Diving board lifter

A board lifter configured for selectively lifting a diving board to a raised position and lowering the diving board to a dive position, the board lifter comprising:

• a base;
• a board support member movable relative to the base between a lowered position and a raised position;
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• a lift operatively connecting the board support member to the base, the lift being selectively adjustable between a lowered configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at a lowered position and a raised configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at the raised position;
• wherein the lift comprises a lead screw mechanism for selectively adjusting the lift between the lowered configuration and the raised configuration, the lead screw mechanism providing a primary mechanical safety for locking the lift in the raised configuration;
• wherein the board lifter further comprises a locking pin that is selectively positionable to lock a portion of the lift in place with respect to the base to lock the lift in the raising position relative to the base and thereby provide a secondary mechanical safety for locking the lift in the raised configuration.

A board lifter configured for selectively lifting a diving board to a raised position and lowering the diving board to a dive position, the board lifter comprising:

• a base;
• a board support member movable relative to the base between a lowered position and a raised position;
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• a lift operatively connecting the board support member to the base, the lift being selectively adjustable between a lowered configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at a lowered position and a raised configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at the raised position, the lift comprising:
• a lead screw configured to be rotated about a screw axis;
• a carriage threadably connected to the lead screw such that by rotation of the lead screw about the screw axis the carriage is moveable along the lead screw relative to the base in a range of motion that includes a lowering position and a raising position;
• a pivot shaft having a shaft length extending from a first shaft end portion to a second shaft end portion, the first shaft end portion being pivotably connected to the base for rotation with respect to the base about a shaft tilt axis;
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• a pivot arm having an arm length extending from a first arm end portion to a second arm end portion, the first arm end portion being pivotably connected to the carriage for rotation with respect to the carriage about an arm tilt axis, and the second arm end portion being pivotably connected to the pivot shaft at a location spaced apart along the shaft length from the first shaft end portion toward the second shaft end portion such that the base, the carriage, the pivot arm, and the pivot shaft form a linkage configured to pivot the pivot shaft about the shaft tilt axis as the carriage moves along the lead screw in the range of motion;
• wherein the linkage is configured to pivot the pivot shaft to a raising position when the carriage moves to the raising position whereby the linkage adjusts the lift to the raised configuration;
• and wherein the linkage is configured to pivot the pivot shaft to the lowering position when the carriage moves to the lowering position whereby the linkage adjusts the lift to the lowered configuration.

A board lifter configured for selectively lifting a diving board to a raised position and lowering the diving board to a dive position, the board lifter comprising:

• a base;
• a board support member movable relative to the base between a lowered position and a raised position;
• a lift operatively connecting the board support member to the base, the lift being selectively adjustable between a lowered configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at a lowered position and a raised configuration in which the lift is configured to position the board support member at the raised position;
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• an extension shaft connecting the board support member to the lift, the extension shaft being movable in relation to the lift between an extended position and a retracted position,
• wherein when the lift is in the lowered configuration, the extension shaft is configured in the retracted position to position the board support member at a stowed position in which the board support member is spaced apart below the diving board and the extension shaft is configured in the extended position to position the board support member at the lowered position in contact with the diving board.

A diving board assembly comprising:

• a diving board stand including a fulcrum roller assembly comprising a fulcrum roller rollably adjustable in a lengthwise range of motion and a rear hinge;
• a diving board supported on the stand, the diving board comprising a main body including a front end portion and a rear end portion opposite the front end portion, the rear end portion of the main body being fastened to the rear hinge such that the diving board is rotatable about the rear hinge between a dive position at which the diving board is supported on the fulcrum roller and a raised position at which the diving board is spaced apart from the fulcrum roller, the diving board further comprising a traction material along a section of the diving board between the front end portion and the rear end portion, the traction material configured so that the fulcrum roller rolls along the traction material along an entire extent of the range of motion when the diving board is in the dive position;
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• a board lifter comprising a base, a board support member, and lift configured for moving the board support member in relation to the base to lift the diving board from the dive position to the raised position, wherein the lift presses the board support member against the traction material to lift the diving board from the dive position to the raised position.