Patent ID: 7828316

Claim:
A boat trailer comprising, a longitudinal V-shaped support frame and a retractable canopy portion, said V-shaped support frame comprising transport wheel assemblies and a trailer hitch secured to said support frame, said longitudinal V-shaped support frame comprises a plurality of transversely extending parallel cross members which define said V-shaped support frame, a pair of upstanding side frame walls comprising rigid cover panels, each said side frame wall of said pair of upstanding side frame walls is interconnected to the outward portion on each side of the V-shaped support frame by said plurality of transversely extending cross members of said support frame, each said frame wall angularly inclined outward oppositely from one another above said V-shaped support frame, wherein each frame wall is disposed longitudinally along the support frame, boat hull support planks mounted on and extending longitudinal across said cross members of said support frame inwardly from a boat access end of said trailer, guide planks mounted on and extending longitudinal with said frame walls inwardly from said boat access end of said trailer, each said side frame wall comprising a canopy guide and support channel within said side frame wall, said retractable canopy portion comprising, a plurality of interconnected upstanding canopy frames having U-shaped canopy ribs, canopy frame wheel assemblies mounted on free ends of said canopy ribs adapted for registerable engagement within said respective canopy guide and support channel, flexible fabric panels extending between said canopy frames defining collapsible side and top surface portions, said canopy frames slidably disposed from a collapsed open access position to an expanded covered closed position, a boat access closure panel removable secured to one of said upstanding canopy frames, said support frame comprising flexible bottom covers for selectively covering portions of a bottom of said cross support members extending between said respective frame walls.