Clamp assembly for mounting a boat canopy

An apparatus for providing shade in conjunction with boat towers of varying design, said apparatus comprising:

• a boat canopy having a framework;
• a mounting plate;
• a plurality of clamp mounting locations formed on the mounting plate, the plurality of clamp mounting locations grouped into a first group and a second group;
• a first clamp, the first clamp having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first clamp being adapted to engage the boat tower;
• a second clamp, the second clamp having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the second clamp adapted to engage the boat tower;
• a first fastener for rotatably mounting the first clamp to the mounting plate at any one of the plurality of mounting locations of the first group;
• and
• a second fastener for rotatably mounting the second clamp to the mounting plate at any one of the plurality of mounting locations of the second group;
• wherein the orientation between the first clamp and the second clamp is variable to thereby accommodate boat towers of varying design.

An apparatus for providing shade in conjunction with a boat tower, said apparatus comprising:

• a boat canopy having framework, said framework having two sides, each of the sides having a front portion and a back portion;
• a pair of rear mounting assemblies, each of the rear mounting assemblies operable to secure one side of the back portion of the framework of the boat canopy to the boat tower, each of the rear mounting assemblies comprising:
• a mounting plate, the mounting plate having a first clamp mounting location and a second clamp mounting location, said first clamp mounting location comprising a plurality of individual mounting locations arranged in a row, a first clamp selectively mountable to the mounting plate at any one of the individual mounting locations of the first clamp mounting location and a second clamp mountable to the mounting plate at the second clamp mounting location, the first and second clamps operable to secure the mounting plate to the boat tower, a third clamp mounting location and a fourth clamp mounting location, and a third and fourth clamps, the third and fourth clamps mountable to the mounting plate at the third clamp mounting location and the fourth clamp mounting location, respectively, the third and fourth clamps each operable to secure the framework of the boat canopy to the mounting plate;
• and
• a pair of front mounting assemblies, each of the front mounting assemblies operable to secure one side of the front portion of the framework of the boat canopy to the boat tower, each of the front mounting assemblies comprising:
• a fifth clamp, the fifth clamp having a clamping portion for receiving a portion of the boat tower, a sixth clamp having a clamping portion for receiving a portion of the framework, and an elongated support member, said support member extending between the fifth and sixth clamps.