Patent ID: 7712714
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for adjustably connecting a boating accessory to a watercraft, said apparatus comprising: a first member having a plug protruding therefrom, said plug having a rosette configuration having a cylindrical portion with a plurality of arcuate protrusions evenly distributed around a circumference of said cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a plug opening being coaxial with said cylindrical portion, said first member selected from a group including an attachment base and an accessory base, said attachment base dimensioned and configured to attach to the watercraft, said accessory base dimensioned and configured to support the boating accessory, said accessory base being a member of a wakeboard holder; a second member having a socket, said socket having a cylindrical recess and a bottom, said cylindrical recess having with a plurality of recesses evenly distributed around an inside circumference of said cylindrical recess, said cylindrical recess dimensioned and configured to receive said cylindrical portion of said plug with said plurality of protrusions engaging said plurality of recesses, said bottom extending away from said inside circumference of said cylindrical recess, said cylindrical recess bottom having a socket opening coaxial with said cylindrical recess, said second member being the other of said attachment base or said accessory base; and a fastener engaging said plug opening and said socket opening, said fastener retaining said plug in said socket, and said plug not removable from said first member when said plug is not engaging said socket.