A covering system for removably covering a vehicle, such as a boat, that includes a plurality of rotatively anchored swing arms rotatable between a covered position and an uncovered position. Each swing arm includes a mount and a pretensioner formed of one or more stays adjustably attached to part o
A covering system for removably covering a vehicle, such as a boat, that includes a plurality of rotatively anchored swing arms rotatable between a covered position and an uncovered position. Each swing arm includes a mount and a pretensioner formed of one or more stays adjustably attached to part of a shaft of the arm to adjust an applied preload and transfer forces encountered during operation to part of the shaft rotatively anchored by the mount to a grounded structure such as a piling or post of a dock. The swing arms are pivotally connected to an elongate transversely extending carriage from which a cover is suspended with a boom of each arm connected to the carriage by a pivot assembly that also facilitates carriage and cover position adjustment. A pivot limiter can be included that limits or even stops pivoting of the carriage relative to the swing arm boom.
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1. A covering system for removably covering an object alongside a structure comprising: a plurality of spaced apart swing arms rotatively supported by the structure, each swing arm extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom to a free end of the swing arm;carriage pivotally interconnecting each one o
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A covering system for removably covering an object alongside a structure comprising: a plurality of spaced apart swing arms rotatively supported by the structure, each swing arm extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom to a free end of the swing arm;carriage pivotally interconnecting each one of the swing arms;a cover hanging downwardly from at or adjacent the free end of the swing arm, the cover carried by the carriage; anda pivot limiter extending from at least one of the swing arms, the pivot limiter having a stop that is (i) displaced away from the swing arm and toward the carriage into engagement with the carriage in a pivot-limiting position opposing pivoting of at least one of the swing arms relative to the carriage, and (ii) displaced toward the swing arm and away from the carriage towards a pivot-permitting position disengaging the pivot limiter from the carriage permitting pivoting of the at least one of the swing arms relative to the carriage;wherein the plurality of swing arms rotate between a covered position where the cover generally overlies the object to be covered with the cover and an uncovered position disposed from the covered position where the object is uncovered. 2. The covering system of claim 1, wherein the pivot limiter comprises a free end defining a pivot stop that abuts a portion of the carriage when extended outwardly from the at least one of the swing arms into engagement with the portion of the carriage. 3. The covering system of claim 2, wherein the pivot limiter further comprises a bolt having a threaded stem that is extended outwardly from the at least one of the swing arms into engagement with the portion of the carriage with the free end that abuts the portion of the carriage preventing pivoting of the carriage relative to at least one of the swing arms. 4. The covering system of claim 2, further comprising a pivot assembly pivotally connecting the free end of each swing arm to the carriage. 5. The covering system of claim 4, wherein each pivot assembly comprises a pivot knuckle pivotally connecting a corresponding one of the swing arms to the carriage. 6. The covering system of claim 5, wherein the carriage comprises an elongate and substantially straight carriage beam. 7. The covering system of claim 6, wherein each swing arm has a generally vertically extending portion and a generally horizontally extending portion, the free end of each swing arm comprising a free end of the generally horizontally extending portion. 8. The covering system of claim 1, wherein the pivot limiter extends outwardly from a free end of the at least one of the swing arms. 9. The covering system of claim 8, wherein the pivot limiter has a free end defining a pivot stop that abuts a portion of the carriage when extended outwardly from the at least one of the swing arms into engagement with the portion of the carriage. 10. A covering system for removably covering an object alongside a structure comprising: a plurality of spaced apart swing arms rotatively carried by the structure, each swing arm having a generally upwardly extending section and a generally outwardly extending section terminating in a free end of the swing arm;a downwardly-hanging cover hanging carried by the generally outwardly extending section of the plurality of the swing arms; anda plurality of spaced apart swing arm mounting arrangements, each swing arm mounting arrangement comprised of at least one swing arm mount mounted to the structure and which is configured to (a) position-adjustably support the generally upwardly extending section of a corresponding one of the plurality of the swing arms enabling adjustment of a generally horizontal distance of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of the swing arms from the structure, and (b) rotatively support the corresponding one of the plurality of the swing arms enabling rotation of the corresponding one of the plurality of the swing arms relative to the object between (i) a covered position where the cover generally overlies the object to be covered with the cover, and (ii) an uncovered position disposed from the covered position where the object is uncovered. 11. The covering system of claim 10, wherein each one of the plurality of swing arm mounting arrangements comprises a generally horizontally extending spacer arm disposed between (i) the at least one swing arm mount mounted to the structure and (ii) the vertically upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms rotatively and position-adjustably supported by the at least one swing arm mount mounted to the structure, and wherein the spacer arm is displaceable relative to the at least one swing arm mount to adjust a generally horizontal distance between the structure and the vertically upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms. 12. The covering system of claim 10, wherein the at least one swing arm mount comprises a spacer arm disposed between the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the swing arms and the structure, the spacer arm being length adjustable enabling the distance between the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the swing arms and the structure to be adjusted. 13. The covering system of claim 10, wherein the at least one adjustable swing arm mount further comprises a swing arm shaft holder spaced outwardly of the structure by a spacer arm that spaces an adjacent portion of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the swing arms from the structure, and wherein the adjacent portion of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the swing arms extends through the swing arm shaft holder and is rotatively supported by the swing arm shaft holder. 14. The covering system of claim 13, wherein the swing arm shaft holder is cantilevered generally horizontally outwardly from the at least one mount by the spacer arm, the spacer arm generally horizontally spacing the adjacent portion of the uprightly extending shaft section from the at least one mount. 15. The covering system of claim 10, wherein the swing arm mount of each one of the plurality of mounting arrangements comprises a bracket mounted to the structure, a threaded bung fixed to the bracket and extending outwardly away from the structure, and a spacer arm having one end threadably received in the threaded bung and carrying a generally circular or cylindrical shaft holder through which an adjacent portion of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms extends, and wherein rotation of the spacer arm (i) in one direction threadably extends the spacer arm farther from the threaded bung thereby spacing the adjacent portion of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms farther away from the structure to which the bracket is mounted, and (ii) in an opposite direction threadably retracts part of the spacer arm into the threaded bung thereby spacing the adjacent portion of the generally upwardly extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms closer to the structure to which the bracket is mounted. 16. The covering system of claim 10, wherein the structure to which the covering system is mounted comprises a dock or pier supported by a plurality of generally round or cylindrical wooden pilings or posts that are substantially immovably fixed or grounded in place. 17. The covering system of claim 10, wherein each swing arm is rotatively supported by a plurality of vertically spaced apart swing arm shaft holders. 18. The covering system of claim 10, wherein each one of the plurality of swing arm mounting arrangements comprises a pair of vertically spaced apart swing arm mounts each attached to the structure and each having a length-adjustable spacer arm extending generally horizontally outwardly from each one of the vertically spaced apart swing arm mounts that each generally horizontally and adjustably spaces a respective adjacent portion of the vertically extending section of the corresponding one of the plurality of swing arms away from the structure enabling the distance therebetween to be adjusted. 19. The covering system of claim 18, wherein each one of the length-adjustable spacer arms of the swing arm mounts of each one of the plurality of swing arm mounting arrangements is independently length adjustable relative to every other one of the length-adjustable spacer arms of the swing arm mounts of each one of the plurality of swing arm mounting arrangements. 20. A covering system for removably covering an object alongside a structure comprising: a plurality of spaced apart swing arms rotatively supported by the structure, each swing arm extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom to a free end of the swing arm;a plurality of spaced apart swing arm mounting arrangements, each swing arm mounting arrangement mounted to the structure and rotatively supporting a corresponding one of the swing arms, wherein each swing arm mounting arrangement is position-adjustable enabling adjustment of a position of the respective swing arm from the structure;a carriage pivotally interconnecting each one of the swing arms;a cover hanging downwardly from at or adjacent the free end of the swing arm, the cover carried by the carriage; anda pivot limiter extending from at least one of the swing arms, the pivot limiter having a stop that is (i) displaced away from the swing arm and toward the carriage into engagement with the carriage in a pivot-limiting position opposing pivoting of at least one of the swing arms relative to the carriage, and (ii) displaced toward the swing arm and away from the carriage towards a pivot-permitting position disengaging the pivot limiter from the carriage permitting pivoting of the at least one of the swing arms relative to the carriage;wherein the plurality of swing arms rotate between a covered position where the cover generally overlies the object to be covered with the cover and an uncovered position disposed from the covered position where the object is uncovered.
Kiss Jozsef (8 Woodman Dr. S. Hamilton ; Ontario CAX L8K 4C9) Stricker John P. (RR #1 Brantford ; Ontario CAX N3T-5L4), Storage mechanism for vehicle covering.
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