Boat Bow Shade Cover

Abstract

The shade cover assembly includes a textile contoured to the shape and size of the bow of the vessel to which applied, tautly stretched across above the bow secured by a plurality of quick release fastening devices along the peripheral reinforced edges to the port and starboard the railing/stanchion system on the bow. An insulating air space between the shade cover and the bow surface is present at all times which may require spacers to maintain. For boats with through the windshield access to the bow a quick release fastening system is featured at the aft edge of the shade cover.

1 . A weather resistant textile shaped and sized to the bow of a boat is tautly stretched on a horizontal plane secured by a fixed or adjustable attachment system across the rail and/or stanchion system of said boat bow, performing as a heat sink and a solar ray deflector, shading the bow surface to reduce solar heat gain to the bow and the cabin below as well as protecting the gel coat. 
     
     
         2 . The said attachment methods in  claim 1  may incorporate a plurality of straps, bands, cords or Velcro® sewn to said shade or, passed through grommets or rings with any of said means and methods of adjustment including but not limited to knots, clamps, toggle spring rope locks, bungee cords, ball bungees, magnets, ratchets, hooks, hook and loop, carabineers, clips or, buckles. 
     
     
         3 . To sustain the structural integrity of the textile bearing the tensile force when stretched across the bow in  claim 1 , reinforcement of the circumferential edges of the shade includes but, are not limited to hemming, basting, facing or binding. 
     
     
         4 . When necessary, strategically positioned spacers maintain an insulating air space between the shade and the bow surface which may be secured to the reinforced hemmed edge of said shade, the railing/stanchion system or, holding pockets or straps fixed to the underside of said shade in which placement is determined by the contours of the boat and the plane of the shade. 
     
     
         5 . Said spacer(s) of  claim 4  may be but not limited to a rudimentary system of a rope or strap passing through a hollow tubular form, a form with means of attachment or, an encased form with means of attachment including but, not limited to ropes, snaps, buttons, magnets, clamps, toggle spring rope locks, ratchets, hooks, hook and loop, clips or, buckles. 
     
     
         6 . For boats without gunwales having bow access by through the windshield passage, a seam positioned in the body from the aft edge of said shade cover having a quick release method as in a zipper, Velcro, magnets, or other means, permits the user to reach attachments to secure or remove at the rails and stanchions and return to the helm. 
       The claims appended hereto are meant to encompass modifications, variations and changes in details which can be made to the described preferred embodiment of the invention, particularly in matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the scope and spirit of the present invention be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.