Patent ID: 9598147
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. A marine assembly, comprising: a frame assembly including a first frame portion rotatably connected to a second frame portion through a hinge, the first frame portion rotatable between a first and second position; first and second support members supporting the first frame portion and the second frame portion, the first and second frame portions substantially horizontal on a top portion of the first and second support members, wherein the distance between the first and second support members with the first frame portion in the first position is substantially equal to the distance between the first and second support members with the first frame portion in the second position, wherein the first frame portion covers a first portion of the area between the first and second support members and the second frame portion only covers the remaining portion of the area between the first and second members in the first position; a flexible canopy providing cover to the first and second support members having a split in a front portion thereof for facilitating the rotation of the first frame portion with respect to the second frame portion; a position stop for positioning the second frame portion with respect to the first frame portion located therebetween; a marine vessel disposed substantially under the frame assembly; and a lift assist configured to maintain a raised position of the first frame portion substantially above the second frame portion, the lift assist fixedly coupled to a surface of the first or second support member on a first end and attached to the frame assembly on the second end.