Removable cover for boats and other objects
OwnerRichard S. Floydinventor
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A fastening device for a canoe cover consists of a set of elongated, interlocking rails that frictionally engage and trap a cover that can be comprised of waterproof "spray skirt" material or nylon "pack" material. The cover, secured over the otherwise open top of a canoe, is a continuous covering, starboard to port and bow to stern, or includes coverings with seat openings, along the length of the hull. A stack of three rails comprise the preferred embodiment of the locking mechanism, with a rail base member fastening to the hull below and along the length of opposite and parallel gunwales; a rail locking member snaps on the base rail; and a rail cover having a plurality of T-node tracks similar to a mortise receives the male nodes or tenons extending outwardly from the locking member. The cover is stretched very tautly and held in a three-way lateral gripping action by the rail. The same rail system is used around the cockpit(s) to receive the spray skirt in a quick-release mechanism.
A detachable cover device for boats and other objects;
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