Support bracket assembly for pool cover box lid

Abstract

A pool cover assembly may include a cover housing configured to store a pool cover, where the cover housing may include a container and a lid, and a bracket arm assembly positioned in the cover housing. The bracket arm assembly also may include a base, a support arm associated with the base, and an adjustment fastener movably received in the base and positioned between the base and the support arm. The base of the bracket arm assembly may be removably coupled to the container and the lid is supported on the support arm. and the adjustment fastener may be displaceable into, or out of, a receiving element of the base for adjusting a relative angle between the support arm and the base.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pool cover assembly comprising:
 a cover housing configured to store a pool cover, wherein the cover housing includes a container and a lid; and   a bracket arm assembly positioned in the cover housing, wherein:
 the bracket arm assembly includes a base, a support arm associated with the base, and an adjustment fastener movably received in the base and positioned between the base and the support arm, 
 the base of the bracket arm assembly is removably coupled to the container and the lid is supported on the support arm, and 
 the adjustment fastener is displaceable into, or out of, a receiving element of the base for adjusting a relative angle between the support arm and the base. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the support arm includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end;   the first end is received in an interface volume defined by the base;   the support arm rests on a first protrusion along an intermediate portion of the support arm between the first end and the second end; and   the support arm is rotatable about a point of contact between the intermediate portion and the first protrusion.   
     
     
         3 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the support arm includes a center of gravity closer to the second end than the first end. 
     
     
         4 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the center of gravity is between the point of contact and the second end. 
     
     
         5 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the intermediate portion includes a first projection defining a first projection recess that is shaped to receive the first protrusion such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base. 
     
     
         6 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the support arm includes a second projection adjacent the first end; and   the base defines a mating recess that is shaped to receive the second projection such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base.   
     
     
         7 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the interface of the first projection within the first projection recess and the second projection within the mating recess limits angular rotation of the support arm relative to the base about the point of contact. 
     
     
         8 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the base includes a second protrusion and a third protrusion extending into the interface volume; and   the first end is received in the interface volume between the second protrusion and third protrusion such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base.   
     
     
         9 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 2 , wherein displacement of the adjustment fastener into, or out of, the receiving element adjusts an angle of the support arm relative to the base about the point of contact. 
     
     
         10 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the support arm is coupled to the base free of fasteners. 
     
     
         11 . The pool cover assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a spacer coupled to a first end of the support arm and an extension coupled to a second end of the support arm, wherein a first top surface of the spacer and a second top surface of the bracket arm are substantially co-planar. 
     
     
         12 . A bracket arm assembly for use in a cover housing of a pool cover assembly, wherein the bracket arm assembly comprises:
 a base;   a support arm coupled to the base in a free-floating cantilevered configuration; and   an adjustment fastener movably received in the base, wherein movement of the adjustment fastener within the base adjusts a relative angle between the support arm and the base.   
     
     
         13 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the support arm includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end;   the first end is received in an interface volume defined by the base;   the support arm rests on a first protrusion along an intermediate portion of the support arm between the first end and the second end; and   the support arm is rotatable about a point of contact between the intermediate portion and the first protrusion.   
     
     
         14 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the intermediate portion includes a first projection defining a first projection recess that is shaped to receive the first protrusion such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base. 
     
     
         15 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the support arm includes a second projection adjacent the first end; and   the base defines a mating recess that is shaped to receive the second projection such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base.   
     
     
         16 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the interface of the first projection within the first projection recess and the second projection within the mating recess limits angular rotation of the support arm relative to the base about the point of contact. 
     
     
         17 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the base includes a second protrusion and a third protrusion extending into the interface volume; and   the first end is received in the interface volume between the second protrusion and third protrusion such that the support arm is limited in linear translation relative to the base.   
     
     
         18 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 13 , wherein displacement of the adjustment fastener into, or out of, the receiving element adjusts an angle of the support arm relative to the base about the point of contact. 
     
     
         19 . The bracket arm assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the support arm is coupled to the base free of fasteners. 
     
     
         20 . A method of assembling a pool cover assembly comprising:
 coupling a base of a bracket arm assembly to a container of a cover housing, wherein:
 the bracket arm assembly includes a support arm associated with the base, and an adjustment fastener received in the base between the base and the support arm; and 
 the support arm supports a lid of the cover housing such that the bracket arm assembly is positioned in the cover housing; and 
   displacing the adjustment fastener relative to the base to adjust an angle of the support arm relative to the base.