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US 6,786,171 B1Granted
Boat cover
OwnerGary M. Elbersinventor
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Abstract
A boat cover includes a framework shaped to be attached to a plurality of pilings of a boat hoist beneath or above the boat hoist. A fabric boat cover has the framework and the sides thereof are lowered when a boat is hoisted thereunder. A boat cover raising and lowering mechanism raises and lowers the cover sides and has a rotatable shaft operatively rotated by a motor connected thereto and is located beneath the boat cover.
Claims12
A boat cover for a boat hoist comprising:
- a framework shaped to be attached to a plurality of pilings of a boat hoist;
- a fabric boat cover having a top portion attached over said framework and a side portion extending over the sides of said framework;
- a plurality of cover frame members attached to said fabric boat cover side portion in spaced relationship to each other;
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- a boat cover raising and lowering mechanism for raising and lowering said cover side portion, said boat cover raising and lowering portion having a rotatable shaft operatively rotated by a motor connected thereto, said shaft being attached to said framework beneath said fabric boat cover top portion, and having a plurality of winding cords connected at one end to said shaft for rotation therearound upon rotation of said shaft, each said winding cord being connected to the other end thereof to one of said plurality of cover frame members attached to said frame cover side portion whereby rotating said shaft in one direction will wind said plurality of winding cords thereon to raise said boat cover side portion and rotating said shaft in the other direction will unwind said winding cords thereon to lower said cover side portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.