Patent ID: 11858592
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An enclosure system for a pontoon boat comprising:
a skeletal system comprising a plurality of rails and a skin that spans between the plurality of rails forming a wall around or within the pontoon boat, the plurality of rails including an upper rail and a lower rail, each of the upper rail and lower rail having a respective interior void and a respective first wall including an opening therethrough to the respective interior void;
the skin positioned against a first side of the upper rail and extending downward to a first side of the lower rail;
an upper rail coupler extending along the upper rail, the upper rail coupler including an upper rail coupler protrusion and an upper rail coupler interface portion unitary with the upper rail coupler protrusion, wherein the upper rail coupler protrusion is received through the opening in the first wall of the upper rail into the interior void of the upper rail to secure the upper rail coupler to the upper rail, the skin being captured between the upper rail coupler interface portion and the first side of the upper rail; and
a lower rail coupler extending along the lower rail, the lower rail coupler including a lower rail coupler protrusion and a lower rail coupler interface portion unitary with the lower rail coupler protrusion, wherein the lower rail coupler protrusion is received through the opening in the first wall of the lower rail into the interior void of the lower rail to secure the lower rail coupler to the lower rail, the skin being captured between the lower rail interface portion and the first side of the lower rail thereby securing the skin to the skeletal system at the lower rail.