Handrail mount for filet tables and other accessories
OwnerBrian Schneemaninventor
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Abstract
A handrail mount for filet tables and other accessories that relies on two opposing sleeves that slide over the already-in-place ladder handrails. Each sleeve comprises a pair of long, narrow, open conduits that face each other, separated by spacers. The conduits define open troughs that slidably receive the tubular handrails. Each sleeve includes a clamp for clamping the ladder handrail in place. A filet table or other object may be secured atop the two opposing sleeves by locking handle latches, and a knife storage box can be hung on the sleeves.
Claims14
A handrail mount for mounting an object to a dock ladder, said dock ladder comprising opposing parallel siderails connected together by steps, each said siderail contiguous with an arched upper handrail, said handrail mount comprising:
- a pair of parallel sleeves, each sleeve being configured to slide over a corresponding one of the arched upper handrails of said dock ladder and engage with opposing outer surfaces of said upper handrails, each of said parallel sleeves further comprising:
- a pair of elongate open-faced support conduits fixed in a facing relationship to each other by a plurality of cross-struts;
- at least one clamp on at least one of said elongate open-faced support conduits of each sleeve for clamping said sleeve to one of the upper handrails of said dock ladder;
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- a latching mounting platform atop and straddling said pair of parallel sleeves for releasably mounting an object atop the arched upper handrails of said dock ladder.
A handrail mount for mounting an object to a dock ladder, said dock ladder comprising opposing parallel siderails connected together by steps, each said siderail contiguous with an arched upper handrail, said handrail mount comprising:
- a sleeve assembly comprising a pair of elongate open-faced support conduits fixed in a facing relationship to each other by a plurality of cross-struts defining an open-ended sleeve configured for slidable insertion onto the arched upper handrail of said dock ladder and engaging with opposing outer surfaces of said upper handrails;
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- at least one clamp on at least one of said elongate open-face support conduits for clamping said at least one sleeve assembly to one of said upper handrails of said dock ladder;
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- a latching mounting platform atop said sleeve assembly for releasably mounting an object atop the arched upper handrails of said dock ladder.
A filet table configured for removable mounting atop a pair of arched upper handrails of a dock ladder, said dock ladder comprising opposing parallel siderails connected together by steps, each said siderail contiguous with an arched upper handrail, said handrail mount comprising:
- a pair of sleeve assemblies each configured for slidable insertion onto a corresponding one of the arched upper handrail of said dock ladder and engage with opposing outer surfaces of said upper handrails, each of said parallel sleeves further comprising:
- a pair of elongate open-faced support conduits fixed in a facing relationship to each other by a plurality of cross-struts;
- at least one clamp on at least one of said elongate open-faced support conduits of each sleeve for clamping said sleeve to one of the upper handrails of said dock ladder;
- a mounting platform atop each sleeve and straddling said pair of parallel sleeves;
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- a filet table mounted on said mounting platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.