Self adjusting boat cover support pole
OwnerDonald J. Geraciinventor
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Abstract
A self-adjusting boat cover support pole in combination with a flexible boat cover. The support pole includes a tubular base leg having a spring disposed in its interior cavity adjacent its lower end. A first tubular extension leg is telescopically received in the base leg with its lower end contacting and upwardly biased by the spring while its upper end contracts and supports the boat cover. Additional tubular extension legs may be telescopically connected and adjustably locked at any desired position to give an appropriate overall length. The support pole holds the boat cover in a resiliently taut condition to facilitate attaching the cover to the boat hull, to eliminate water cupping, and to minimize the potential for tearing of the cover.
Claims1
A self-adjusting boat cover support pole in combination with a flexible boat cover having at least one grommet opening, the support pole consisting of:
- an elongated tubular base leg having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior cavity;
- a spring disposed within the interior cavity of the base leg adjacent its lower end;
- a first elongated tubular extension leg having an upper end and a lower end, the first extension leg being telescopically attached to the base leg wherein the lower end of the first extension leg operatively contacts and is upwardly biased by the spring in a free floating manner;
- and,
- a second elongated tubular extension leg having an upper end and a lower end, the second extension leg being telescopically attached to the first extension leg and being captively adjustable with respect thereto;
- wherein, the upper end of the second elongated tubular extension leg is adapted to contact and support a section of the boat cover and is further provided with a bayonet end that is dimensioned to be received through said at least one grommet opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.