Patent ID: 6623322
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: B63B,B63C,E04H

Abstract:
An easily inflated vessel cover for protecting occupants of a small vessel on the water, the cover comprising:(a) a flexible canopy comprised of a central canopy portion having side edges for contacting opposite sides of the vessel, a forward canopy portion having a lower edge for contacting a bow of the vessel, the forward canopy portion extending from one side of the central canopy portion, and an aft entrance portion connected to an opposite side of the central canopy portion; the aft entrance portion comprising an opening to an interior of the vessel; (b) a system of spaced-apart, flexible straps attachable across a bottom of the vessel for affixing the cover to the vessel, the strap system comprising at least one connector strap, the connector strap being detachably or permanently attached at its ends to two, opposite, lower edges of the canopy; and (c) at least one inflatable central support for supporting the canopy over the vessel interior, the inflatable support comprising at least one enclosed, inflatable support tube and an air valve in the support tube for inflating the support tube; and wherein the inflatable support tube lies beneath and adjacent to a portion of the canopy, and the cover is removably attachable over the bow and sides of the vessel.