Watercraft canopy extension for existing covered dock
AssigneeDesigner Direct, Inc.
InventorKerry Ira Levin
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Abstract
A structure includes a vertical support, a horizontal inner rail affixed thereto, a bracket affixed to the vertical support vertically lower than the inner rail, and a cantilever support affixed slidably-lockably to the bracket, wherein the cantilever support is affixed to the bracket in a manner that is either pivotable vertically and horizontally or fixed substantially perpendicular to the inner rail. A central rail substantially aligned with the inner rail is positioned distally from the inner rail and affixed to the cantilever support. An arch member is disposed perpendicular to the rails and is affixed to the inner rail and central rail.
Claims16
A structure comprising:
- at least one substantially vertical support;
- an inner rail substantially aligned in a first horizontal dimension, affixed to said at least one vertical support, and defining a second horizontal dimension perpendicular to said first horizontal dimension;
- at least one bracket affixed to said at least one vertical support, vertically lower than said inner rail and aligned in a substantially vertical plane;
- at least one cantilever support affixed slidably-lockably to said at least one bracket, wherein said at least one cantilever support is affixed to said bracket in a manner selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) a first manner such that said cantilever support is rigidly fixed and substantially aligned in said second horizontal dimension, and (b) a second manner such that said cantilever support is pivotable vertically and pivotable in a horizontal angle with respect to said second horizontal dimension that is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees;
- a central rail substantially aligned in said first horizontal dimension substantially parallel to said inner rail, positioned distally from said inner rail in said second horizontal dimension, and affixed to said at least one cantilever support;
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- at least one arch member substantially aligned in said second horizontal dimension and affixed to said inner rail and said central rail.
A structure, comprising:
- a canopy frame supporting a canopy cover affixed thereto;
- said canopy cover comprising a seam oriented substantially horizontally;
- said seam comprises a canopy cover upper sheet overhanging a canopy cover lower sheet;
- said seam comprising at least one stitched region wherein said canopy cover lower part is stitched to said canopy cover upper part and at least one unstitched region wherein said canopy cover lower part hangs freely;
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- said canopy cover lower part is overfolded upward in said at least one stitched region so as to create an outwardly concave catchment in said at least one unstitched region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.