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Boat covering system

US8056497B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 2009
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B17/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A boat coverable by a flexible cover has a hull, a deck, and a tower movably connected to the deck. The tower has a central structure. The tower is movable between a first position and a second position. The deck is coverable by the flexible cover when the tower is in the second position such that the flexible cover is associated with at least a portion of the central structure. The portion of the central structure is movable to a third position vertically intermediate positions of the central structure in the first and second positions of the tower to tension the cover. A boat having a flexible cover connected to the central structure of the tower and a method of a method of installing a flexible cover on a boat are also disclosed.

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