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US 7,001,104 B2Granted
Boatlift and movable canopy assembly
OwnerHarvey Wilder Edsoninventor
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Abstract
A boatlift assembly having a boat cradle portion and a canopy portion. The canopy portion and boat cradle portion are movably coupled to cause the canopy portion to be automatically raised when the boat cradle is lowered and to be automatically lowered when the boat cradle is raised.
Claims10
An assembly including a canopy portion;
- a cradle portion;
- and an assembly which selectively moves said cradle portion in a first direction and which automatically causes said canopy portion to be moved in a second and opposite direction.
A boat lift assembly comprising a cradle;
- a canopy;
- and an assembly which is coupled to said cradle and to said canopy and which causes said canopy to be automatically moved in a certain direction and by a certain amount in response to the movement of said cradle in a second direction.
A boat lift assembly comprising a canopy;
- a cradle;
- a base member;
- a pair of support poles coupled to said base member;
- at least one “V-shaped” member having an apex portion which is pivotally coupled to said base member, a first end which is pivotally coupled to said cradle, and a second end which is pivotally coupled to said canopy and which causes said canopy to move in response to movement of said cradle.
1 more element
A boat lift assembly comprising a canopy;
- a cradle;
- a base member;
- a pair of support poles coupled to said base member;
- at least one “V-shaped” member having an apex portion which is pivotally coupled to one of said pair of support poles.
1 more element
A method for moving a canopy of a boat hoist assembly, said method comprising the steps of providing a cradle;
- coupling the cradle to said canopy;
- and causing said canopy to be automatically moved in response to said movement of said cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.