Patent ID: 11858591
Assignee: MASTERCRAFT BOAT COMPANY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A boat comprising:
a bow and a stern;
a deck between the bow and the stern;
a longitudinal centerline extending from the bow to the stern dividing the deck into a port side and a starboard side;
a hull that surrounds the deck, the hull including a port gunwale and a starboard gunwale;
a top shade cover disposed directly above at least a portion of the deck and supported by a port side vertical support attached to the port gunwale and a starboard side vertical support attached to the starboard gunwale; and
a side shade assembly attached to the boat on one of the port side of the deck and the starboard side of the deck, the side shade assembly including a frame and a side shade cover supported by the frame such that the side shade cover extends outboard beyond the deck in a direction away from the longitudinal centerline, wherein the frame includes:
a center support strut having a first end and a second end, the first end of the center support strut being configured to attach to the side shade cover, the second end of the center support strut being configured to attach to one of the deck, the hull, the port gunwale, the starboard gunwale, the port side vertical support, or the starboard side vertical support, wherein the center support strut provides tension to the side shade cover while the side shade cover extends outboard; and
at least one lateral strut attached to the center support strut and the side shade cover, the lateral strut being configured to provide tension to the side shade cover for extending in one of an aft direction of the boat or a forward direction of the boat.