Patent ID: 6223680
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A combination shading device and shading device support structure for a watercraft, the combination comprising:a rigid superstructure providing a pair of struts positioned generally in mutual parallel juxtaposition, one of the struts aligned with a port side of the watercraft, the other of the struts aligned with a starboard side of the watercraft, each of the struts providing a generally horizontally oriented first portion engagable with the watercraft in a position forward of a cargo carrying area of the watercraft for supporting the shading device, and a generally horizontally oriented third portion extending along a substantial portion of the cargo carrying area of the watercraft, and a second portion interconnecting the first and third portions of each of the struts; the superstructure further including a rectangular frame portion made-up of a pair of opposing longitudinally oriented elongate side members, interconnected with a pair of opposing laterally oriented elongate end members, the rectangular frame portion removably engaged with the pair of struts, the struts supporting the frame portion in a generally horizontal orientation;a means for removably attaching the superstructure to the watercraft;a superstructure cover of a flexible fabric material, the cover extending over the rectangular frame portion and the third portions of the struts so as to be laid-out in a generally horizontal orientation;a means for removably attaching the cover to the rectangular frame portion so that the cover is tightly stretched thereon.