Patent ID: 6588362
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B63B,F21V

Abstract:
A bracket fitting formed of PVC components and for securement to the gunwale of a boat, and for use for mounting one of a light, fishing pole, or a framework for supporting a boat cover, to the boat; said bracket fitting comprising a T-shaped fitting having a horizontal bottom section and an integral hollow tube extending up from the bottom section, the bottom section comprising a tube defining an arc of more than 180Â° and having a radius slightly larger than the radius of the gunwale such that the bottom section can be snap-fitted onto the gunwale to mount any instrument to the gunwale without the use of fasteners which penetrate the gunwale, said bracket fitting further including a cap, which is received in the hollow tube, said cap being adhesively secured in said hollow tube, said cap having an opening formed therein, the instrument including a stem sized and shaped to pass through said cap opening to support one of the instruments to said bracket fitting, and a fastener, cooperating with the instrument stem, to secure one of the instruments to the bracket fitting and onto the gunwale of a boat.