Boat cover system including flexible portions

Abstract

A cover system for enclosing an opening on a boat is disclosed. The cover system includes at least one body portion. A plurality of fasteners are attached to the at least one body portion for attaching the cover system to the boat. At least one flexible portion is attached to the body portion. The flexible portion is operable to stretch when the fasteners are attached to the boat to enclose the opening.

1 . A cover system for enclosing an opening on a boat, comprising: 
 at least one body portion;    a plurality of fasteners attached to the at least one body portion for attaching the cover system to the boat; and    at least one flexible portion attached to the at least one body portion, the at least one flexible portion operable to stretch when the fasteners are attached to the boat to enclose the opening.    
     
     
         2 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one flexible portion is attached to a zipper member.  
     
     
         3 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one flexible portion is attached to a keder welt member.  
     
     
         4 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one body portion is a pair of body portions.  
     
     
         5 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one flexible portion is a pair of flexible portions.  
     
     
         6 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one body portion is formed from a canvas material.  
     
     
         7 . The cover system according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one flexible portion is formed from a neoprene material.  
     
     
         8 . A boat cover for enclosing an opening on a boat, comprising: 
 a body portion defining a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge;    a flexible material incorporated into the body portion adjacent to the top edge;    fasteners disposed along one at least one edge of the body portion to secure the body portion to the boat; and    a window of transparent material incorporated in the body portion between the flexible material and the bottom edge.    
     
     
         9 . The cover of  claim 8 , further comprising: 
 fasteners along the left side edge, the right side edge, and the bottom edge to secure the body portion to the boat.    
     
     
         10 . The cover of  claim 9 , wherein the fasteners along the bottom edge are to secure the body portion to a windshield of the boat.  
     
     
         11 . The cover of  claim 9 , wherein the fasteners along the left and right side edges are to secure the cover to a deck of the boat.  
     
     
         12 . The cover of  claim 8 , wherein the body portion is a flexible canvas material.  
     
     
         13 . The cover of  claim 8 , wherein the flexible material is neoprene.