Patent ID: 9623940
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B63B,F16M

Claim:
1. A folding stand apparatus for mounting a Global Positioning System (GPS)/sonar device on a boat, comprising: a) a first tubing positionally secured to a deck of a boat and having a top end portion comprising a first mating surface; b) an upper body attached to the first tubing and being transitionable between a first raised position wherein the upper body is positionally secured to the first tubing and generally perpendicular to the deck, a second folded position where the upper body is generally parallel to the deck, and a third position where the upper body is positionally unlocked and transitionable to either the first or second positions, comprising: a second tubing having a top and a lower end portion having a second mating surface, wherein the second mating surface fits on the first mating surface when the upper body is in the first position; inner tubing sized to fit within the first and second tubing, wherein in the first position, at least a portion of the inner tubing is within the first tubing below the top end portion such that rotation of the upper body is prevented, and wherein in either the second or third positions, the inner tubing is positioned relative to the top end portion such that rotation of the upper body between the second and third positions is allowed; and c) a top support removably secured to the upper body in a position above the top of the second tubing.