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US 2006/0124045 A1Published application
Boat
OwnerRoger Tucker, Gerald Taylorinventors
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Abstract
A cockpit (2) at the stern of a boat may be covered in two stages. Firstly, a first canopy system (3) of the bimini type is deployed. Then a second canopy system (4) is deployed and has a frame member (411) which can be pivoted rearwardly over the deployed first canopy system (3) so as to allow the second canopy system to be deployed after the first canopy system. A canopy (42) of the second canopy system covers a portion of the cockpit deck behind the portion covered by the bimini canopy (32).
Claims27
A boat comprising:
- a hull having a deck area;
- a superstructure above the deck area;
- a first canopy system mounted on the superstructure and comprising a first frame pivotable rearwardly from a stowed position to a deployed position and a first canopy supportable by the first frame when the first frame is in its deployed position so that the first canopy covers a forward portion of the deck area;
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- a second canopy system mounted on the superstructure and comprising a second frame pivotable rearwardly from a stowed position and arranged to pass externally over the deployed first frame to a deployed position and a second canopy supportable by the second frame when the second frame is in its deployed position so that the second canopy covers a rearward portion of the deck area.
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A method of operating a boat including a hull having a deck area;
- a superstructure above the deck area;
- a first canopy system mounted on the superstructure and comprising a first frame pivotable rearwardly from a stowed position to a deployed position and a first canopy supportable by the first frame when the first frame is in its deployed position so that the first canopy covers a forward portion of the deck area;
- and a second canopy system mounted on the superstructure and comprising a second frame pivotable rearwardly from a stowed position and arranged to pass externally over the deployed first frame to a deployed position and a second canopy supportable by the second frame when the second frame is in its deployed position so that the second canopy covers a rearward portion of the deck area, the method comprising deploying the first frame with the first canopy fixed thereto, deploying the second frame, and fitting the second canopy onto the second frame.
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