Forward facing bimini
AssigneeLippert Components, Inc.
InventorMurray KAIJALA
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Abstract
A combined radar arch and bimini top assembly includes a radar arch pivotable between a stowed position and a radar position, and a bimini arm cooperable with the radar arch. The bimini arm is pivotable with the radar arch between the stowed position and the radar position and to an extended position. A canopy is connected between the bimini arm and the radar arch, and a drive system engages the bimini arm to drive the bimini arm among the stowed, radar and extended positions. The radar arch is biased by a bias force toward the radar position, and the bimini arm displaces the radar arch from the radar position to the stowed position against the bias force. The radar arch and the bimini arm are thus individually actuated while also being used in tandem to deploy the canopy, the radar arch, and the bimini arm.
Claims17
A combined radar arch and bimini top assembly comprising:
- a radar arch securable on a boat deck, the radar arch being pivotable between a stowed position and a radar position;
- a bimini arm cooperable with the radar arch and securable on the boat deck, the bimini arm being pivotable with the radar arch between the stowed position and the radar position, the bimini arm being further pivotable to an extended position;
- a canopy connected between the bimini arm and the radar arch;
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- a drive system coupled with the bimini arm, the drive system engaging the bimini arm to drive the bimini arm among the stowed, radar and extended positions,
- wherein the radar arch is biased by a bias force toward the radar position, and wherein the bimini arm displaces the radar arch via the drive system from the radar position to the stowed position against the bias force.
A combined radar arch and bimini top assembly comprising:
- a radar arch securable on a boat deck, the radar arch being pivotable between a stowed position and a radar position;
- a bimini arm cooperable with the radar arch and securable on the boat deck, the bimini arm being pivotable with the radar arch between the stowed position and the radar position, the bimini arm being further pivotable to an extended position;
- a canopy connected between the bimini arm and the radar arch;
- a drive system coupled with the bimini arm, the drive system engaging the bimini arm to drive the bimini arm among the stowed, radar and extended positions;
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- a biasing structure connected to the radar arch and biasing the radar arch toward the radar position,
- wherein the radar arch and the bimini arm are individually actuated while also being used in tandem to deploy the canopy, the radar arch, and the bimini arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.