# US 10,479,460 B2 · Accessory mounting system for a stand up paddle board > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,460 B2 - Document ID: US10479460B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/049,058 - Filed: 2018-07-30 - Published: 2018-11-22 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-20 - Assignees: Pau Hana Surf Supply Company - Applicants: Pau Hana Surf Supply Company - Inventors: Todd Caranto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479460B2 ## CPC - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - A01K 97/10: Supports for rods - B63B 32/40: Twintip boards; Wakeboards; Surfboards; Windsurfing boards; Paddle boards, e.g. SUP boards; Accessories specially adapted therefor - B63B 32/51: Inflatable boards, e.g. drop-stitch inflatable boards - B63B 32/77: Arrangements for fixation of accessories to the board, e.g. inserts or rails - F16M 11/14: with ball-joint (ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 {; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30}) - F16M 11/2085: {comprising means allowing sideward adjustment, i.e. left-right translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage} - F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)} - B63B 34/05: {Vessels specially adapted for hunting or fishing} - F16B 11/006: {by gluing (gluing of plastics material B29C65/48)} - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract Accessory mounting systems for stand up paddle boards are disclosed. In one example, the accessory mounting system includes a mounting plug secured to a stand up paddleboard, a accessory plate secured to the mounting plug, and one or more accessories secured to the accessory plate. In other examples, the accessory plate is provided with an adhesive backing and can be mounted and secured to the stand up paddle board, thereby allowing the accessory mounting system to be used on boards not having mounting plugs and/or at locations where mounting plugs are not present. In yet another example, a mounting track is provided instead of a accessory plate such that one or more accessories, such as fishing rod holder, can be slidably mounted on the stand up paddle board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An accessory mounting system for a watercraft, the accessory mounting system comprising: a) a mounting plug configured to be permanently secured to a solid structure of the watercraft; b) a disk-shaped accessory plate having a central aperture and at least one threaded aperture spaced a first distance from the central aperture, the accessory plate being secured to the mounting plug by a fastener passing through the central aperture, wherein the accessory plate is rotatable about the fastener; and c) an accessory mounted to the threaded aperture of the accessory plate; d) wherein the mounting plug includes a threaded insert at a first end of the mounting plug into which the fastener extends, wherein the main body is formed from a polymeric material and the threaded insert is formed from a metal material, and wherein the main body is molded onto the threaded insert. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the mounting plug includes a pair of radially extending tabs at the first end of the mounting plug. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the mounting plug includes a main body extending between the first end and a second end and wherein the main body includes a plurality of circumferentially directed ribs proximate the second end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The accessory mounting system of claim 3, wherein the mounting plug includes a plurality of axially extending channels separating the circumferentially extending ribs into rib segments. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is made from a steel material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The accessory mounting system of claim 2, wherein the threaded insert is formed from stainless steel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate central aperture has a larger internal diameter than an outer diameter of the fastener such that the accessory plate can freely rotate about the fastener. ### Claim 8 A watercraft assembly including: a) a watercraft having a solid structure defining a top surface and a bottom surface; and b) a mounting plug permanently secured to the solid structure, the mounting plug including a threaded insert and a main body molded onto the threaded insert, wherein the mounting plug includes a pair of radially extending tabs proximate a first end of the mounting plug and a plurality of circumferentially directed ribs proximate a second opposite end of the mounting plug. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The watercraft assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting plug main body is formed from a polymeric material and the threaded insert is formed from stainless steel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The watercraft assembly of claim 9, further comprising: a) a disk-shaped accessory plate having a central aperture and at least one threaded aperture spaced a first distance from the central aperture, the accessory plate being secured to the mounting plug by a fastener passing through the central aperture, wherein the accessory plate is rotatable about the fastener. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The watercraft assembly system of claim 10, wherein the mounting plate is made from a steel material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The watercraft assembly of claim 10, wherein the mounting plate includes a plurality of threaded apertures, and wherein at least one of the plurality of threaded apertures has a different diameter than another of the at least one apertures. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The watercraft assembly of claim 10, further comprising an accessory mounted to the threaded aperture of the disk-shaped accessory plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The watercraft assembly of claim 8, wherein the mounting plug includes a pair of mounting plugs and further includes a slotted channel assembly removably mountable to the pair of mounting plugs, the slotted channel assembly including a channel, and including an accessory mounted to the channel of the slotted channel assembly. ### Claim 15 An accessory mounting system for a watercraft, the accessory mounting system comprising: a) a disk-shaped accessory plate having at least one threaded aperture and having a surface opposite the at least one threaded aperture that is coated with an adhesive, the adhesive being for securing the accessory plate to the watercraft; and b) an accessory mounted to the threaded aperture of the accessory plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The accessory mounting system of claim 15, wherein the accessory plate is formed from a polymeric material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The accessory mounting system of claim 16, wherein the at least one threaded aperture includes a plurality of apertures. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The accessory mounting system of claim 16, wherein the adhesive on the disk-shaped accessory surface is covered by a removable backing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) An inflatable watercraft including: a) an inflatable body having an outer surface; and b) at least one of the accessory mounting systems of claim 15, wherein the adhesive secures the disk-shaped accessory plate to the outer surface.