Ships – Boats – boat component – or attachment – Protective cover or shield
Patent
1997-11-19
1999-04-20
Swinehart, Ed L.
Ships
Boats, boat component, or attachment
Protective cover or shield
114364, B63B 1700
Patent
active
058948120
ABSTRACT:
An item of manufacture to cover the bow of a boat to provide additional stowage space and protection from oncoming and overhead elements having a main body (11) of a rigid material with side portions rising from both sides of the outer edges of the bow, and a top portion spanning the side portions. Latch hasps (25) are mounted to the bottom edge of the main body near the front and back area on both sides. "U" channels (21) of a rigid material, with a channel width to accept the bottom edge of the main body are mounted to the outer edges of the bow using screws. On the outside edges of the channels, latch nubs (27) are mounted near the front and rear, positioned to couple with the latch hasps mounted on the main body. Seals (23) of a flexible material are inserted into the channels. The main body is attached to the bow by seating the bottom edges of the main body into the channels with the latch hasps and nubs aligned, and coupling or latching the latches. To remove, the latches are uncoupled and the main body is lifted of the bow. On the main body is installed a hatch (31) with a pair of hinges (37) on one side, to open and close the hatch, and a pair of latch sets (35) on the opposite side to secure the hatch closed.
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