Patent ID: 8522709

Claim:
A sun cover for installation onto a tower of a boat, the tower having at least a pair of opposed legs and at least one structural member extending between upper portions of the legs and a tow point extending upwardly from the tower, the cover comprising: a frame having a forward portion and a rear portion located adjacent to and behind the forward portion, with at least a portion of the rear portion being vertically spaced relative to the forward portion; a gap defined relative to a trailing portion of the forward portion and a leading portion of the rear portion of the frame; and a mount that mounts the frame to the tower and fixedly orients the frame relative to the tower so that the tow point is accessible via the gap such that a tow rope connected to the tow point extends rearwardly from the tow point via the gap and the cover does not interfere with a tow rope attached to the tow point during use of the boat to pull a person being towed by the boat using the tow rope.