US Patent 6978731 Tubular structure arrangement

A customizable frame assembly for providing a housing structure for attachment to a boat rail arrangement on the gunnel of a boat. The assembly is utilized for supporting a covering of the boat. The assembly comprises an arrangement of hollow elongated members connected by a plurality of articulable joints. The arrangement includes a first hollow elongated member and a second hollow elongated member, each having a first end with a boat rail arrangement engaging portion thereon.