RETRACTABLE SAILBOAT CANOPY, SHADE/RAIN PROTECTION DEVICE ATTACHED TO A SAILBOAT BOOM

摘要

The present invention relates to a retractable shade/rain protective canopycover, attachedto the side of a sailboat boom that can easily be extended to an open positionand quicklyretracted to a compact rolled position when not needed. The apparatus caneither beattached to one side of the boom or be attached as a pair to each side of theboom toprovide an even larger area for sun/rain protection over a sailboat cockpitarea. It can bepositioned anywhere along the boom length including cantilevering thestructure beyondthe end of the boom to provide the maximum sun/rain protection desired. Theapparatuscan be attached to any size boom with the use of screws or clamps wrappedaround theboom if the preference is not to have permanent holes in the boom structure.An internaltension spring mechanism keeps the fabric taut when in the extended positionand pullsthe fabric back to a rolled retracted position. The result is a practicalsun/shade devicethan can be extended while sailing or stationary at anchor and can be quicklyretracted toa rolled position when not needed.