Michael Stephen Godfrey

US Patent:

20050115487, Jun 2, 2005

Filed:

Dec 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/724125

Inventors:

Michael Godfrey - Palm Beach FL, US

International Classification:

B63B017/00
B63B017/02

US Classification:

114361000

Abstract:

According to the present invention, there is provided a variable tension fastener for attaching, and tensioning, a cover over a vehicle. The two piece fastening system includes a first member for attachment to a peripheral portion of a vehicle and a second member for attachment to a cover, one of the members comprising a loop, and the other of the members comprising a hinged lever pivotal about a pivot and including a male member for extending through the loop and having a series of transverse recesses spaced sequentially from a pivot for selective engagement with the loop, where pivoting of the lever about the pivot, to a closed position, tensions the cover and attaches the cover to the vehicle.