Boat cover

Abstract

A boat cover that is configured to be deployed over the top of a boat so as to provide protection from items such as but not limited to dust, debris and sunlight. The body of the present invention is manufactured from a fabric blend wherein the fabric blend has a stretch percentage of five hundred to eight hundred percent. The stretch percentage of the body is utilized in conjunction with an elastic cord sewn into the perimeter of the body to provide a force tension across the body subsequent installation thereof sufficient to maintain the body in position. The body further includes a plurality of tie-down straps employed to provide additional securing of the body to the boat. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention that body is manufactured from one of the following fabric blends: polyester/elastane blend, nylon/elastane blend and bamboo/elastane blend.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A boat cover that is configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof wherein the boat cover comprises:
 a body, said body having a perimeter edge, said body being manufactured from a fabric blend having a stretch percentage between five hundred and eight hundred percent, said body being movable between a stored position and a deployed position;   a plurality of tie-down straps, said plurality of tie-down straps being secured to said body proximate said perimeter edge, said plurality of tie-down straps being located in alternate locations around the perimeter edge of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The boat cover configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fabric blend is nylon and elastane. 
     
     
         3 . The boat cover configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fabric blend is polyester and elastane. 
     
     
         4 . The boat cover configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fabric blend is bamboo and elastane. 
     
     
         5 . The boat cover configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the body further includes a bow portion, said bow portion integrally formed with said body, said bow portion being triangular in shape. 
     
     
         6 . The boat cover configured to be superposed across a top of a boat to provide protection thereof as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said bow portion includes a cleat tie-down strap, said cleat tie-down strap configured to be coupled to a cleat.