Combination boat cover and camping tent

Claim 1

A COMBINATION BOAT COVER AND TENT, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A CANOPY, TIE MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID CANOPY, SIDE FLAPS ON SAID CANOPY FOR OVERLYING THE SIDES OF A BOAT, SAID TIE MEANS SECURING SAID CANOPY UPON THE TOP OF A BOAT, SAID CANOPY COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLEXIBLE PANEL OF PREDETERMINED SIZE AND SHAPE OVERLYING THE UPPER SURFACE PORTIONS OF A BOAT, SAID TIE MEANS COMPRISING A TUBULAR TUNNEL PORTION EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PANEL AND A CONTINUOUS FLEXIBLE CABLE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR TUNNEL AND COMPLETELY ENCIRCLING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID PANEL, SAID TIE MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APART CUTOUTS DEFINED BY SAID TUBULAR TUNNEL PORTION OF SAID PANEL AND EXPOSING PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE CABLE FOR ACHORING PURPOSES AND ANCHOR CABLES SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID FLEXIBLE CABLE WITHIN SAID TUBULAR TUNNEL OF SAID PANEL AT PREDETERMINED CUTOUTS IN SAID TUBULAR TUNNEL AND A PLURALITY OF SIDEPOSTS FOR SUPPORTING SAID PANEL IN AN ELEVATED POSITION TO SERVE AS THE ROOF OF AN ENCLOSURE SAID SIDEPOSTS EACH SECURED TO AND DEPENDING FROM SAID FLEXIBLE CABLE WITHIN SAID TUBULAR TUNNEL PORTION OF SAID PANEL MAINTAINING SAID PANEL ABOVE THE LOWERMOST LEVEL OF SAID ENCLOSURE AND A CENTER POST SUPPORTING A CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID PANEL, SAID CENTRAL POST BEING YIELDABLE LONGITUDINALLY TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGES IN WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE STRETCHING AND CONTRACTING OF SAID PANEL DURING USE.