Patent ID: 9114855
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A folding arch system for a boat, the folding arch system comprising: an arch member pivotally connected to a boat and pivotally positionable relative to the boat between a raised position and a lowered position; a lateral support pivotally connected to the arch member; and a rigid canopy pivotally connected to the arch member and yieldably coupled to the lateral support such that the rigid canopy can move towards and away from the lateral support while maintaining a coupling with the lateral support and a connection with the arch member and while the lateral support maintains a connection with the arch member, wherein the arch member and the lateral support supportably position the rigid canopy in a predetermined horizontal orientation, wherein the arch system is raised by raising the arch member and lowered by lowering the arch member, and wherein the rigid canopy maintains its connection to the arch member and its coupling to the lateral support as the arch system is raised and lowered such that the canopy is substantially maintained by the arch member and the lateral support in the predetermined horizontal orientation when the arch system is in a raised orientation, a lowered orientation, and orientations there between.