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The disclosure relates to cover devices and more particularly pertains to a new cover device for protecting an outboard boat motor from sunlight and water.
The prior art relates to cover devices. The prior art discloses a variety of covers for an outboard boat motor that are comprised of a non elastic material. The prior art additionally discloses a variety of covers for an outboard boat motor that are comprised of a translucent material that conforms to the shape of the outboard boat motor. The translucent material disclosed generally reflects ultraviolet radiation to protect the outboard boat motor from the ultraviolet radiation.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cylinder that is positionable over an outboard boat motor. The cylinder is comprised of a resiliently stretchable material to conform to contours of the outboard boat motor. The cylinder is comprised of an opaque material to protect the outboard boat motor from sunlight. Indicia are printed thereon on the cylinder to enhance the ornamental appearance of the outboard boat motor. A drawstring is slidably integrated into the cylinder. The drawstring closes the cylinder around the outboard boat motor when the drawstring is tightened for retaining the cylinder around the outboard boat motor.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The cylinder 12 has a top wall 16 and an outer wall 18 extending downwardly therefrom. The outer wall 18 has a distal edge 20 with respect to the top wall 16 defining an opening 22 into the cylinder 12 to receive the outboard boat motor 14. Indicia 24 are printed on the outer wall 18 and the indicia 24 comprise imagery for enhancing the ornamental appearance of the outboard boat motor 14. The imagery may be geometric shapes, a repeating pattern, a logo or any chosen imagery. A channel 26 is integrated into the outer wall 18 and the channel 26 is coextensive with the distal edge 20. Moreover, the outer wall 18 has a pair of openings 28 each extending into the channel 26 and the openings 28 are spaced apart from each other.
A drawstring 30 is slidably integrated into the cylinder 12. The drawstring 30 closes the cylinder 12 around the outboard boat motor 14 when the drawstring 30 is tightened. In this way the cylinder 12 is retained around the outboard boat motor 14. The drawstring 30 is positioned in the channel 26 and the drawstring 30 extends outwardly through each of the openings 22 in the outer wall 18 of the cylinder 12.
A closure 32 is provided and the drawstring 30 slidably extends therethrough. The closure 32 retains the drawstring 30 in a tightened condition for retaining the cylinder 12 around the outboard boat motor 14 when the closure 32 engages the drawstring 30. Additionally, the closure 32 is manipulated to disengage the drawstring 30 to facilitate the drawstring 30 to be loosened. The closure 32 may include a slide and a button that is slidably positioned in the slide. The drawstring 30 may extend through the slide and the button may frictionally engage the drawstring 30.
In use, the cylinder 12 is positioned over the outboard boat motor 14 to protect the outboard boat motor 14 from sunshine, water and debris. The indicia 24 on the cylinder 12 enhance the ornamental appearance of the outboard boat motor 14. The drawstring 30 is tightened to close cylinder 12 around the outboard boat motor 14. The closure 32 is manipulated to loosen the drawstring 30 for removing the cylinder 12 from the outboard boat motor 14.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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20210217334 A1 | Jul 2021 | US |