Patent ID: 9114857
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for being attached to a swim platform of a boat, said apparatus being comprised of at least one handle member for aiding an individual to enter and exit from the water and to climb aboard said boat, and having at least one mounting member for each said handle member, each said mounting member having means for securing it to said swim platform and including an opening for slidably and releasably receiving an end of said handle member, said end of said handle member being readily insertable into said mounting member for ease of mounting said handle member and being readily, slidably, removed from said mounting member by simply lifting said handle member from said mounting member without the need of removing fasteners for placing said handle member in storage, whereby said swim platform has an unobstructed surface when said handle member is not in use; said mounting member being comprised of a cup-shaped member having a tubular portion providing said opening for slidably receiving said end of said handle member, said mounting member including an outwardly extending flange member at one end thereof for securing said mounting member to said swim platform; said flange containing a plurality of openings for receiving threaded fasteners for securing said mounting member to said swim platform; said flange member being counter-sunk into the surface of said swim platform for providing an unobstructed surface; said apparatus further including a pair of handle members, wherein one handle member is U-shaped and a second handle member is P-shaped, and said U-shaped member includes a pair of end portions which are attachable to said swim platform for precluding rotation thereof.