Patent ID: 9586653
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B63B,E04H

Claim:
1. In combination with a marine vessel having a bow with a first side section including an upper deck surface and a second side section opposing the first side section and including an upper deck surface, a fore section interposing the first and second side sections of the bow, and an upper surface, wherein the upper surface of the bow is disposed a length below both the upper deck surfaces of the respective first and second side sections, an improvement comprising: a canopy assembly having: the first and second terminal ends of the respective at least two U-shaped canopy support members are removably coupled and retained to the respective upper deck surfaces of the first and second side sections of the marine vessel without the use of fasteners, including bolts, screws, and adhesives, that would otherwise restrict removal of the first and second terminal ends of the at least two U-shaped canopy support members, when the plurality of teeth of the track zipper assembly are unlocked from the plurality of teeth of the cover zipper, in an upwardly direction with respect to upper deck surfaces of the respective first and second side sections of the marine vessel, whereby the cover and the at least two U-shaped canopy support members can be uncoupled from marine vessel through unlocking the plurality of teeth of the track zipper assembly from the plurality of teeth of the cover zipper.