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US 8,359,994 B1Granted
Retractable pontoon boat cover
OwnerJohn Highfieldinventor
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Abstract
A retractable cover system for a pontoon boat comprising an expanding frame of U-shaped supports sliding in tracks along the sides of the boat, the U-shaped supports interconnected by expanding scissors. The bow and stern ends of the frame are provided with pivoting sections that include horizontal and angled U-shaped supports to define fabric-supporting and fabric-securing structure at the bow and stern of the boat when the frame is fully extended. The retracted frame and fabric cover self-store at the stern of the boat by tilting a pivot station portion of the track rearwardly.
Claims13
A cover system for a pontoon boat, said cover system comprising:
- an expanding frame system attached to track apparatus running horizontally along starboard and port sides of the boat, the frame system comprising a plurality of U-shaped vertical support members slidingly mounted for fore and aft movement on the track apparatus, each U-shaped vertical support member comprising a vertical tube section on each side of the boat and an arch portion connecting the vertical tube sections across the width of the boat, the U-shaped tube sections interconnected by expansion scissors secured to lower ends of their respective vertical tube sections at a lower end and slidably secured to upper ends of their respective vertical tube sections at an upper end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.