Patent ID: 7159530
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A convertible top of a boat comprising: a canopy; and a support structure supporting the canopy and shiftable with the canopy between a stowed position and an installed position, wherein the support structure comprises a main support bar engaging the canopy and coupled with a sliding mechanism, the main support bar being disposed in a first position in the sliding mechanism when the support structure is in the stowed position and in a second position in the sliding mechanism when the support structure is in the installed position, wherein the support structure further comprises a pair of interim brackets respectively pivotally attached at one end to the main support bar and attached at an opposite end to the canopy, wherein the interim brackets are attached to the canopy via respective rigid canopy brackets, and wherein the sliding mechanism comprises a slide rail attachable to an interior boat surface and a sliding bracket mounted in sliding engagement with the slide rail.