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

Claim 15:
16. A method for replacing a skin on a skeletal frame of a pontoon boat that forms a wall around or within the pontoon boat, the method comprising the steps of:
moving a rail cap relative to an upper rail of the skeletal frame of the pontoon boat from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the rail cap secures the skin relative to the upper rail of the skeletal frame by pressing the skin toward the rail, and wherein and in the second position the rail cap does not secure the skin relative to the upper rail;
removing the skin from a position against the upper rail;
positioning a new skin along the upper rail; and
moving the rail cap back to the first position wherein the rail cap is pressing the new skin against the rail thereby securing the new skin relative to the upper rail of the skeletal frame.