Protective cover for a boat

Abstract

A boat deck cover includes a flexible, generally water impervious, non-elastic central sheet with a peripheral, elastic strip having fasteners along the outside edge thereof for attachment to compatible fasteners on the boat.

1 . A boat cover comprising, in combination:
 (a) a waterproof, flexible sheet having a circumferential edge;   (b) a partial or a continuous elastic band fastened to the circumferential edge and extending outwardly from the edge, said elastic band including an outside margin; and   (c) a plurality of fastener elements attached to the elastic band, each fastener element spaced one from the other about the circumferential edge and elastically moveable relative to the edge, said fastener elements positioned adjacent the outside margin whereby the sheet may be placed over the top of a boat and the fastener elements affixed to the boat by elastically deforming the band.   
   
   
       2 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the sheet is configured generally congruently with the deck of a boat. 
   
   
       3 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the band has a width of at least six ( 6 ) inches. 
   
   
       4 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein each fastener element comprises an element selected from the group consisting of a snap, a hook and a grommet that may be attached to a boat. 
   
   
       5 . A universal boat cover comprising, in combination:
 (a) a generally waterproof inelastic cover sheet having a circumferential edge;   (b) a partial or continuous elastic band attached to the circumferential edge and extending outwardly therefrom;   (c) an inelastic, flexible band assembly attached to the elastic band, said band including fasteners for attachment of the outer edge of the cover to a structure.   
   
   
       6 . A universal boat cover comprising, in combination:
 (a) a generally non-elastic, generally impervious central cover panel having a circumferential edge;   (b) a generally elastic, circumferential band with an outside edge, said band affixed to and extending outwardly from the peripheral edge of the central cover panel;   (c) a generally inelastic material attached to the outside edge of the elastic band at least at selected portions of said elastic band; and   (d) fastening elements located in the inelastic material for attachment to compatible fastener elements on a boat.