Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

Kevin Giguere

Garrett Morgan

Guillaume Doyon

Antoine Labbe

A bimini having a collapsible frame and a top is disclosed. The collapsible frame, which has a first support and a second support that is pivotable relative to the first support about a pivot axis, is movable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration. The top, which has a first top portion that defines a cavity and a second top portion that is flexible, extends between the first and second supports. In the extended configuration of the collapsible frame, the top is taut between the first and second supports, and in the collapsed configuration of the collapsible frame, the second top portion is selectively at least partially stored in the cavity defined by the first top portion. A watercraft having the bimini is also disclosed.

Bimini and watercraft having a bimini

A bimini has a collapsible frame having a first support and a second support pivotable about a first pivot axis, a top, a tensioner having a first arm pivotally connected to the first support about a second pivot axis and a second arm pivotally connected to the second support about a third pivot axis and to the first arm about a fourth pivot axis, and a tension adjuster for adjusting a distance between the second and third pivot axes. The tensioner has an unlocked position where the fourth pivot axis is on a first side of a plane containing the second and third pivot axes, and a locked position where the fourth pivot axis is on a second side of the plane. In the locked position, the collapsible frame is not movable from an extended configuration and to a collapsed configuration. A watercraft having the bimini is also disclosed.

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Racine, Canada

Kevin Giguere