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US 6,554,170 B1Granted
Boat accessory rack
AssigneeMarine Accessories Corporation
InventorsRichard C. Correll, Darryl Todd Box
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Abstract
A universal boat accessory rack that provides 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 first support, the second support and the cross-bar are all adjustable in length. Therefore, the boat accessory rack has 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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A boat accessory rack, comprising:
- a first support of adjustable height;
- a second support of adjustable height;
- a cross-bar of adjustable length connecting the first support to the second support whereby the spacing between the first support and the second support is adjustable;
- wherein the crossbar comprises a first member connected to the first support and a second member connected to the second support, wherein the first member and second member are adjustably coupled;
- a third member threadably engaged with the first and second members;
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- a plurality of fasteners for connecting the first support and the second support to a boat hull.
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A boat accessory rack, comprising:
- a first support of adjustable height;
- a second support of adjustable height;
- a cross-bar of adjustable length connecting the first support to the second support whereby the spacing between the first support and the second support is adjustable;
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- a plurality of fasteners for connecting the first support and the second support to a boat hull;
- wherein the first support includes a telescoping first leg, a telescoping second leg and a first center section telescopingly linking the first leg to the second leg, the second support includes a telescoping third leg, a telescoping fourth leg and a second center section telescopingly linking the third leg to the fourth leg and wherein the first center section is fixedly connect to the second center section.
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A boat, comprised of:
- a boat hull;
- a boat accessory rack having a plurality of legs;
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- a plurality of fasteners comprising a ball joint attachable to a respective one of the plurality of legs and a mount attachable to the boat hull, wherein while maintaining connectivity to the legs, the ball joint and the mount, the ball joint is capable of being rotated approximately 360 degrees with respect to the mount and the legs are capable of being pivoted approximately 180 degrees with respect to the mount.
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A boat accessory rack, comprising:
- a plurality of legs;
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- a plurality of fasteners comprising a ball joint attachable to a respective one of the plurality of legs and a mount attachable to a boat hull wherein the ball joint is capable of being rotated approximately 360 degrees with respect to the mount and the legs are capable of being pivoted approximately 180 degrees with respect to the mount.
A boat accessory rack, comprising:
- a first support having an adjustable orientation with respect to vertical;
- a second support having an adjustable orientation with respect to vertical;
- a cross-bar connecting the first support to the second support;
- a plurality of fasteners for connecting the first support and the second support to a boat hull;
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- an angular orientation guide associated with the first support that indicates when the first support is oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to vertical.
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A boat accessory rack, comprising;
- a first support having a first leg, a second leg and a first center section releasably connecting the first leg to the second leg;
- a second support having a third leg, a fourth leg and a second center section releasably connecting the third leg to the fourth leg;
- a cross-bar releasably attaching the first support to the second support;
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- a plurality of fasteners for connecting the first support and the second support to a boat hull;
- wherein the first leg and the second leg each comprise a lower leg connectable to a respective one of the plurality of fasteners and an upper leg releasably connected with the first center section and wherein the lower leg is in releasable, telescopic engagement with the upper leg.
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A boat accessory rack, comprising;
- a first support having a first leg, a second leg and a first center section releasably connecting the first leg to the second leg;
- a second support having a third leg, a fourth leg and a second center section releasably connecting the third leg to the fourth leg;
- a cross-bar releasably attaching the first support to the second support;
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- a plurality of fasteners for connecting the first support and the second support to a boat hull;
- wherein the third leg and the fourth leg each comprise a lower leg connectable to a respective one of the plurality of fasteners and an upper leg releasably connected with the second center section and wherein the lower leg is in releasable telescopic engagement with the upper leg.
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An accessory rack for a boat having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising:
- a first support of adjustable width having a first leg and a second leg;
- a second support of adjustable width having a third leg and a fourth leg;
- a plurality 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;
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- 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.
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A boat, comprising:
- a boat hull having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
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- an accessory rack comprising:
- a first support of adjustable width having a first leg and a second leg;
- a second support of adjustable width 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;
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- 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.