Mooring/shipping cover
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsDonald A. Zirkelbach, Charles Robert Withers, Dennis J. Parniske
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Abstract
A boat cover for a boat includes a cover section that is sized to cover the deck from bow to stern and extending over the rub rail, and a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine. The shipping section is removable from the cover section. The boat cover eliminates waste as a shipping cover and is usable by the boat owner as a daily or long term storage, mooring and trailering cover.
Claims18
A boat cover for a boat including a hull extending from a rub rail to a chine and a deck, the boat cover comprising:
- a cover section that is sized to cover the deck from bow to stern and extending over the rub rail;
- and
- a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine,
- wherein the shipping section is removable from the cover section, wherein the cover section comprises a tie channel adjacent a periphery thereof, and wherein the boat cover further comprises a tension tie disposed in the tie channel and a ratchet tensioning mechanism cooperable with the tension tie.
A boat cover for a boat including a hull extending from a rub rail to a chine and a deck, the boat cover comprising:
- a cover section that is sized to cover the deck from bow to stern and extending over the rub rail;
- and
- a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine,
- wherein the shipping section is removable from the cover section, wherein the cover section further comprises an integrated sleeve containing a mushroom cap, and wherein the boat cover further comprises a support pole positionable in the integrated sleeve in engagement with the mushroom cap.
A boat cover for a boat including a hull extending from a rub rail to a chine and a deck, the boat cover comprising:
- a cover section that is sized to cover the deck from bow to stern and extending over the rub rail;
- and
- a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine,
- wherein the shipping section is removable from the cover section, and wherein the cover section comprises cutouts for factory-installed bimini tops.
A two-section boat cover for use in shipping and covering a boat, the two-section boat cover comprising:
- a cover section that is sized to cover a boat deck from bow to stern and extending to a mid-section of a boat hull;
- and
- a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the mid-section of the boat hull toward a chine of the boat, wherein the shipping section is removable from the cover section,
- the cover section including a tie channel adjacent a periphery thereof, wherein the boat cover further comprises a tension tie disposed in the tie channel and a ratchet tensioning mechanism cooperable with the tension tie.
A method of using a multi-use boat cover for shipment and storage of a boat including a hull extending from a rub rail to a chine and a deck, the method comprising:
- (a) preparing the boat for shipping by:
- securing a cover section over the deck from bow to stern and positioning a periphery of the cover section over the rub rail, and at the same time, securing a shipping section over the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine, wherein the shipping section is removable from the cover section;
- and
- (b) when shipping is complete, preparing the boat for display, sale or use by:
- separating the shipping section from the cover section, and continuing to use the cover section as a mooring or trailering boat cover,
- wherein the cover section comprises a tie channel adjacent a periphery thereof, and the multi-use boat cover further comprises a tension tie disposed in the tie channel and a ratchet tensioning mechanism cooperable with the tension tie, wherein step (a) is practiced by tensioning the tension tie under the rub rail with the ratchet tensioning mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.