Boat Shelter and Washing System and Method

Abstract

A shelter and washing system is provided with a cover, supporting trusses, and a cleaning system. The cover is locatable over an area of water and includes cover trusses connectively arranged in a skeletal structure, a border structure, and a roof. The supporting truss may elevate the cover above the area of water and include vertical and horizontal members that include tubes of varying diameters. The cover trusses may be partially bowed and or made with aluminum. The cleaning system may include jets to eject a liquid to clean the watercraft. The liquid may be driven by a pump. A method is provided for sheltering and washing a watercraft.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shelter comprising:
 a cover locatable over an area of water, the cover further comprising:
 cover trusses connectively arranged in a skeletal structure, 
 a border structure extending approximately along an edge of the skeletal structure, and 
 a roof attached to the skeletal structure; and 
   a supporting truss to elevate the cover above the area of water, the supporting truss comprising:
 a top end connectable to the cover, 
 a bottom end attachable to a dock, a piling, or both the dock and the piling, 
 vertical members that comprise tubes of varying diameters extending approximately upwardly from the bottom end to the top end; and 
 horizontal members that comprise the tubes of varying diameters located between the vertical members; 
 wherein a watercraft is locatable under the cover. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the cover trusses are at least partially bowed. 
     
     
         3 . The shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the cover trusses and supporting truss are aluminum. 
     
     
         4 . The shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the varying diameters are wider near the bottom end of the supporting truss and narrower near the top end of the supporting truss. 
     
     
         5 . The shelter of  claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning system with jets to eject a liquid to clean the watercraft. 
     
     
         6 . The shelter of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a pump to move the liquid from a source to the jets. 
     
     
         7 . The shelter of  claim 5 , wherein the jets are located on the supporting truss, the cover, or both the supporting truss and the cover. 
     
     
         8 . A shelter for a watercraft comprising:
 a cover locatable over an area of water, the cover further comprising:
 cover trusses that are at least partially bowed and connectively arranged in a skeletal structure, and 
 a roof attached to the skeletal structure; 
   a supporting truss to elevate the cover above the area of water and the watercraft that is locatable under the cover; and   a cleaning system comprising jets locatable on the supporting truss and the cover, wherein the jets eject a liquid to clean the watercraft.   
     
     
         9 . The shelter of  claim 8 , wherein a border structure extends approximately along an edge of the skeletal structure, and wherein the supporting truss comprises a bottom end attachable to a dock, a piling, or both the dock and the piling and a top end attachable to the cover. 
     
     
         10 . The shelter of  claim 9 , wherein the supporting truss further comprises:
 vertical members extending approximately upwardly from the bottom end to the top end; and   horizontal members located between the vertical members.   
     
     
         11 . The shelter of  claim 10 , wherein the vertical members and the horizontal members are tubes of varying diameters. 
     
     
         12 . The shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the varying diameters are wider near the bottom end of the supporting truss and narrower near the top end of the supporting truss. 
     
     
         13 . The shelter of  claim 8 , wherein the cover truss and supporting truss are aluminum. 
     
     
         14 . The shelter of  claim 8 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a pump to move the liquid from a source to the jets. 
     
     
         15 . A method of sheltering and cleaning a watercraft using a cover, the method comprising:
 (a) locating the watercraft at least partially under the cover that is located over an area of water, wherein the cover comprises cover trusses that are at least partially bowed and connectively arranged in a skeletal structure and a roof attached to the skeletal structure, and wherein the cover is supported by a supporting truss to elevate the cover above the area of water and the watercraft locatable under the cover; and   (b) cleaning the watercraft using a cleaning system comprising jets to eject a liquid, the jets being locatable on the supporting truss and the cover.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a border structure extends approximately along an edge of the skeletal structure, and wherein the supporting truss comprises a bottom end attachable to a dock, a piling, or both the dock and the piling and a top end attachable to the cover. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the supporting truss further comprises vertical members comprising tubes of varying diameters extending approximately upwardly from the bottom end to the top end and horizontal members comprising the tubes of varying diameters located between the vertical members. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the varying diameters are wider near the bottom end of the supporting truss and narrower near the top end of the supporting truss. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the cover trusses and supporting truss are aluminum. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a pump to move the liquid from a source to the jet.