Boat seat cover

• US 6,637,815 B1
• Filed: 01/18/2002
• Issued: 10/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary J. Louque, Linda Louque
• Original Assignee: Gary J. Louque, Linda Louque
• Inventors: Louque, Linda, Louque, Gary J.
• Primary Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US10/051,024
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 297/229, 297/184.11, 297/219.1, 297/228.1, 114/363, 114/361, 296/100.15, 296/100.16, 296/100.18
• US Class Current: 297/184.11
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 17/02 Awnings , including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins

Abstract

A boat seat cover for protecting the boat seat from the outside elements. The boat seat cover includes a container having a longitudinal opening being disposed through a side wall thereof; and also includes a spring-loaded spindle being rotatably disposed in the container; and further includes a cover member including a sheet of material being carried about and retractably extended from the spring-loaded spindle and also having an outer edge; and also includes a fastening assembly for fastening the sheet of material to the boat.

Claims

1. A boat seat cover for covering one or more seats mounted on a boat, said boat seat cover comprising:

a container having a longitudinal opening being disposed through a side wall thereof;

a spring-loaded spindle being rotatably disposed in said container;

a cover member including a sheet of material being carried about and retractably extended from said spring-loaded spindle and also having an outer edge;

a fastening assembly for fastening said sheet of material to the boat; and

said cover member including a mesh material being attached to an underside of said sheet of material for providing strength to said sheet of material, said mesh material extending substantially the width and the length of said sheet of material such that said mesh material reinforces said sheet material along the length and width of the material.

2. A boat seat cover as described in claim 1, wherein said container is an elongate cylinder having said longitudinal opening extending a length thereof, said container being adapted to fasten with brackets to a floor of the boat.

3. A boat seat cover as described in claim 1, wherein said cover member further includes an elongate support member being attached to said outer edge of said sheet of material.

4. A boat seat cover as described in claim 3, wherein said fastening assembly includes at least one first fastening member being attached to said elongate support member, and also includes at least one second fastening member being adapted to be attached to the boat and being fastenable to said at least one first fastening member.

5. A boat seat cover as described in claim 4, wherein said at least one first fastening member is an eyelet, and said at least one second fastening member is a hook member being fastenable to said eyelet.

6. A boat seat cover for covering one or more seats mounted on a boat, said boat seat cover comprising:

a container having a longitudinal opening being disposed through a side wall thereof, said container being an elongate cylinder having said longitudinal opening extending a length thereof, said container being adapted to fasten with brackets to a floor of the boat;

a spring-loaded spindle being rotatably disposed in said container;

a cover member including a sheet of material being carried about and retractably extended from said spring-loaded spindle and also having an outer edge, said cover member further including an elongate support member being attached to said outer edge of said sheet of material, said cover member also including a mesh material being attached to an underside of said sheet of material for providing strength to said sheet of material said sheet of material having a length of approximately 4 to 6 feet and a width of approximately 5 feet, said mesh material extending substantially the width and the length of said sheet of material such that said mesh material reinforces said sheet material along the length and width of the material; and

a fastening assembly for fastening said sheet of material to the boat, said fastening assembly including at least one first fastening member being attached to said elongate support member and also including at least one second fastening member being adapted to be attached to the boat and being fastenable to said at least one first fastening member, said at least one first fastening member being an eyelet, and said at least one second fastening member being a hook member being fastenable to said eyelet.