IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0488712
(1990-03-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Switzer Robert D. (2200 N. Ft. Thomas Ave. Ft. Thomas KY 41075)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A support post system for a flexible cover that is attached around its periphery to ground, e.g., a cover for a boat. The system includes, in preferred form, a collar with throughbore that is attached to the cover. A support post is inserted in telescoped relation through the collar\s bore from abov
A support post system for a flexible cover that is attached around its periphery to ground, e.g., a cover for a boat. The system includes, in preferred form, a collar with throughbore that is attached to the cover. A support post is inserted in telescoped relation through the collar\s bore from above the cover, one end of the support post being supported on ground and the other end of the support post extending above the cover. In one preferred embodiment a flexible tension member, e.g., a rope, is fixed at one end to the collar, and is trained over a guide head fixed to the post above the cover. In use, the rope is manually pulled downwardly by a person from above the cover so as to lift the collar up the post. This simultaneously lifts the cover to a desired location above ground at which it is taut so that rainwater does not puddle on it. After the collar and cover are lifted to the preferred elevated location, the rope is tied off on the collar so as to maintain tautness of the cover.
대표청구항
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A support post system for a flexible cover for a boat, said post system comprising a collar attached to said boat cover, said collar defining a through-bore oriented generally normal to the plane of said cover where said cover is attached to said collar, a connector system partially carried by said
A support post system for a flexible cover for a boat, said post system comprising a collar attached to said boat cover, said collar defining a through-bore oriented generally normal to the plane of said cover where said cover is attached to said collar, a connector system partially carried by said boat and partially carried by said boat cover, said connector system allowing said boat cover to be connected adjacent its periphery to said boat, a support post receivable in telescoped relation through said bore in said collar from an initial position above said cover relative to ground, said post being axially slideable through said collar until one end of said post is supported in fixed position on a boat support surface after said boat cover has been connected to said boat by said connector system, said post having a length such that the other end of said post extends above said cover when said one end is in said fixed position and said boat cover is connected with said boat by said connector system, and a lifter device partially carried by each of said post and said collar, said lifter device being operable by a person from a position above said cover relative to said boat support surface, said lifter device functioning to lift said collar on said post and, therefor, said cover, to a desired location above said boat support surface when said post is telescoped through said collar, and is generally vertically oriented relative to and supported by said boat. A method of covering a boat comprising the steps of attaching a collar to a boat cover, said collar defining a through bore oriented generally normal to the plane of said cover when said cover is laid flat, attaching said boat cover to said boat around the periphery of said cover, installing a support post from above said boat cover through said collar\s bore until said post is supported at its bottom end by said boat, lifting said collar on said post, and therefor said cover, to a desired location where said cover is taut, said lifting step being accomplished from above said cover. A support post system for a flexible cover, said system comprising a collar attached to said cover, said collar defining a throughbore oriented generally normal to the plane of said cover where said cover is attached to said collar, a support post receivable in telescoped relation through said bore in said collar from an initial position above said cover relative to ground, said post being axially slideable through said collar until one end of said post is supported in fixed position relative to ground, said post having a length such that the other end of said post extends above said cover when said one end is in said fixed position, and a holding device connected to said system, said holding device functioning to retain said collar on said post, and therefor, said cover at said desired location above ground, said holding device comprising a flexible tension member fixed at one end to said collar and connectable along its length at a selected position to one of said post and said collar, and a cleat connected to said collar, said flexible tension member being wrapped around said cleat.
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