US 6,550,414 B1 · Lighted boat accessory rack

Abstract

A universal boat accessory rack that provides a lighted hitch, a first support, a second support, a cross-bar connecting the first support to the second support, and a plurality of fasteners, which connect the first support and second support to a boat hull. More specifically, the lighted hitch may be attached to one of the supports, and the first support, the second support and the cross-bar are all adjustable in length. Therefore, the boat accessory rack has a light located at the highest point on the boat accessory rack and an adjustable height, width and depth. In addition, the fasteners are capable of being attached in a vertical, horizontal or angular position with respect to the boat hull. In this manner, a boat owner may quickly and easily install the boat accessory rack on boats embodying a number of different sizes and designs.

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Dependent claims

An accessory rack for a boat having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising:

a first support of adjustable height having a first leg and a second leg;
a second support of adjustable height having a third leg and a fourth leg;
a plural of fasteners for connecting the first leg and the third leg to the first side of the boat and the second leg and the fourth leg to the second side of the boat whereby the first support and the second support each span across a width of the boat defined between the first side of the boat and the second side of the boat;
a cross-bar of adjustable length connecting the first support to the second support such that the spacing between the first support and the second support measured along a length of the boat is variable;
a tow-rope hitch attached to the top of the second support;
and
a light located within the tow-rope hitch.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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