Patent ID: 9216798
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. A covering system comprising: a plurality of spaced apart swing arm mounting arrangements, each swing arm mounting arrangement mounted to a structure; a plurality of spaced apart rotary swing arms rotatively carried by a corresponding one of the swing arm mounting arrangements, each swing arm comprised of an elongate shaft having one shaft section extending from one end of the shaft generally uprightly from the corresponding one of the swing arm mounting arrangements, and another shaft section extending generally outwardly away from the generally uprightly extending shaft section comprising a boom having a free end at an opposite end of the shaft, and an adjustable swing arm pretensioner comprised of at least one elongate pretensioner stay releasably fixable by a position-adjustable connector to at least one of the shaft sections in a position on the at least one of the shaft sections that is changeable by moving the position-adjustable connector relative to the at least one of the shaft sections, and the corresponding one of the swing arm mounts along the at least one of the shaft sections to change an amount of preload applied to the at least one of the shaft sections by the at least one pretensioner stay; a cover carried by the boom of each one of the swing arms; and wherein the plurality of swing arms rotate between a covered position where the cover generally overlies an object to be covered with the cover and an uncovered position disposed from the covered position where the object is uncovered; and wherein at least one pretensioner stay is disposed along an outboard side of the swing arm shaft, the outboards side of the swing arm shaft facing away from the cover.