Patent ID: 7484472
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A cover system for a typical pontoon boat said cover system comprising: an expanding frame that extends and retracts over and around the deck of said pontoon boat in a manor which when fully extended said expanding frame is fully encompassing said boat deck and all improvements thereon, said expanding frame system having a number of U shaped supports, each said U shaped support is constructed from a single, formed elongate member, and is vertically aligned, at equal distances, including at the base of each, with exception to the rear said U shaped support a device that causes directional movement, said directional movement devices are mounted on an elongated guide apparatus, specifically constructed as a means of traversing the U shaped supports, fastened horizontally on each side of said boats deck situated parallel to each other, whereby allowing said expanding frame to extend and retract when manually manipulated, the rear said U shaped support is directly pivoted to the said U shaped support directly preceding it and is equipped with a latch mechanism to effect expanding frame into a locking position, when said expanding frame is fully retracted it causes the front portion of said elongated guide apparatus to pivot forward placing all frame components into a stowing compartment attachably fixed around the front of said pontoon boat deck, said stowing compartment is a complete and separate entity of itself with an attachable connection to the front of the said boat, said stowing compartment has a U shaped design and has an attachable connection to the said front of the said boat, and also to the front portion of the two sides of the said boat, said stowing compartment in reserved as storage for said expanding frame and said frame components thereof.