Patent ID: 7216604

Claim:
A retractable arch system for a boat comprising: at least four substantially vertical legs for permanent installation on the boat; a first traverse member forming a first arch and removably coupled by first and second separable couplings to first of two of said legs; and a second traverse member forming a second arch and pivotally coupled by first and second pivotal couplings to a second of two of said legs; wherein said system has an upright position for extending of said first and second arches and securing said first and second separable couplings, and a retracted position in which said first and second separable couplings are disassembled and said first and second arches are pivoted downwardly; and in the retracted position the arch system is configured in which all portions of the first and second arches are at an elevation below the at least four substantially vertical legs and the first and second separable couplings of the first arch extend internally between the first two of said legs.