Appeal 2007-2031
Application 10/905,818
5. Pepper teaches a moving means for moving a canopy cover for the
pontoon boat, which includes a hydraulic assembly 94 (including a piston
cylinder arrangement) on each side of the boat connected to a hydraulic
circuit 118 (which includes a reversible pump) (Pepper, col. 4, ll. 11-14
and 30-38). Each of the hydraulic assemblies is attached at one end to
the side wall 34 and at the other to a support member 90 for a canopy
cover 38 (Pepper, col. 4, ll. 14-18).
6. Faber teaches a hinged trailer and boat cover which include a pair of jack
assemblies 80 mounted between the trailer body and boat cover (Faber,
col. 4, ll. 46-54). The jack assemblies include piston and cylinder units
that can be either pneumatic or hydraulic (Faber, col. 4, ll. 55-56). Faber
also teaches the use of alternate linear actuators, including linear
actuators with screw-threaded rods actuated by electric motors or various
hand-powered actuating units (Faber, col. 4, ll. 56-62).
7. Butler teaches a sailboat canopy apparatus adapted to provide a water-
tight cover for the upper portion of an access opening to an interior cabin
(Butler, abstract). “The downward peripheral edge 44 of canopy 42 is
adapted to be in contact with the ledge 40 and substantially cover the
upper portion 34 of the access opening 26” (Butler, col. 2, ll. 44-47).
Figure 6 shows that the perimeter of canopy thus extends past and
overlaps in a vertical direction with ledge 40 (Butler, Fig. 6).
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