Patent ID: 7219616

Claim:
A protective cover for a boat having a deck with a plurality of twist stud fasteners, a windshield with a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge, said protective cover comprising: a. an inner layer constructed of a water-resistant material; b. a center layer constructed of a shock and impact absorbing material; c. an outer layer with said inner layer, said center layer and said outer layer forming a sandwich that has a peripheral edge that has a top portion and a bottom portion whereby said protective cover is attached to the windshield of the boat by placing it on the windshield; d. a plurality of hooks each of which is formed by a J-shaped, flat piece of a metal and encased by a first cloth strip and a second cloth strip wherein said first and second cloth strips are mechanically coupled together to form a sandwich that is mechanically coupled to said inner layer adjacent to said top portion of said peripheral edge; and e. a plurality of connectors each of which is formed by a buttonhole and a third cloth strip wherein said buttonhole is mechanically coupled to said third cloth strip and said third cloth strip is mechanically coupled to said inner layer adjacent to said bottom portion of said peripheral edge whereby each of said hooks to the top peripheral edge of the windshield and placing each of said twist stud fasteners into the buttonhole of one of the connectors.