Cover fastening system for a boat
AssigneeLund Boat Company
InventorsPaul David Zarn, Keith Jeffrey Boyne, Larry Harlan Lovold
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Abstract
A cover fastening system for a boat, the system including a groove formed along a side of the boat. A plurality of expandable anchors is positionable within the groove. Also included are a plurality of fastening members, each fastening member including a threaded portion and a snap portion, the threaded portion of each fastening member being screwed within a respective anchor to expand and fix the anchor at a desired position along the groove, and the snap portion being adapted to engage a corresponding snap structure of a boat cover.
Claims12
A boat including a cover fastening system, the boat comprising:
- a body of the boat including first and second sides;
- a groove defined along the first side of the boat;
- a plurality of expanding anchors positionable within the groove;
- and
- a plurality of fastening members, each fastening member including a locking portion and a mounting portion, the locking portion of each fastening member being received within a respective anchor to expand and fix the anchor at a desired position along the groove, and the mounting portion being adapted to engage a corresponding mounting structure of a coat cover;
- wherein the first side of the boat includes a freeboard extending in a generally vertical direction, a weatherboard extending in a generally horizontal direction, and a gunwale member extending along the first side of the boat, the gunwale member defining a first receiving portion to accept one end of the freeboard and a second receiving portion to accept one end of the weatherboard, and wherein the gunwale member further defines the groove that receives the plurality of anchors.
A boat including a side having gunwale extrusion, the boat comprising:
- a weatherboard connected to the extrusion;
- and
- a freeboard connected to the extrusion;
- wherein the extrusion defines a groove that extends along a substantial length of the side of the boat;
- an upwardly facing channel defined by the extrusion and configured to receive a first bumper;
- and
- a laterally facing channel defined by the extrusion and configured to receive a second bumper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.