US 12,269,561 B2
Fold assist bimini top
Dennis J. Parniske, Parrish, FL (US); and Daniel J. Serafini, Churubusco, IN (US)
Assigned to LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC., Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed by Lippert Components, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed on May 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,772.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/187,984, filed on May 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396336 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 17/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fold assist bimini top comprising:
a bimini frame including a front bow, a front support, a rear bow, and a rear support;
a canopy secured over the bimini frame;
an assist strap connected to the front support and contained between the front bow and the canopy, wherein the assist strap is threaded over the front bow; and
an assist bungee connected to the rear support and attachable to the rear bow,
wherein the bimini frame is displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the assist bungee biases the rear support toward the retracted position, and wherein a forward end of the assist strap is accessible when the bimini frame is in the extended position.