Protective boat hood
OwnerArlan L. Wilhelm, Bradley S. Wilhelminventors
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Abstract
A flexible hood structure is arranged for securement about a bow portion of a boat, wherein the hood includes a top wall including a top wall slot extending from the rear edge of the hood, with a side wall slot directed into the side wall below the top wall slot. The top wall slot and the side wall slot accommodate boats of various sizes, wherein elastomeric tether lines extend from a rear edge of the hood for securement to an associated trailer of the boat structure. An opening directed through the side wall in adjacency to the top wall nose portion is arranged to receive the boat securement loop therethrough, as well as permitting imposing of the cradle block structure of the trailer against the associated bow of the boat.
Claims7
A protective boat hood, comprising,
- a flexible hood, the flexible hood having a hood top wall extending from a top wall rear edge to a top wall nose, wherein the top wall is of a generally triangular configuration, with a side wall extending from the top wall from opposed sides of the top wall, wherein the side wall includes a side wall rear edge coextensive with the top wall rear edge, with the top wall including a first slot intersecting the top wall rear edge, wherein the first slot is spaced from the top wall nose, and
- a second slot directed into the side wall from the side wall rear edge spaced from the top wall nose and oriented below the first slot, wherein the first slot includes a top wall first flap edge and a top wall second flap edge, and the second slot includes a side wall first flap edge and a side wall second flap edge, with first straps mounted to the top wall extending over the first slot, with first connectors arranged for securement of the first straps thereto, and
- second straps mounted to the side wall extending over the second slot, and the side wall including buckles arranged for securement of the second straps thereto.
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