Patent ID: 7392758

Claim:
In combination, a sports boat having first and second spaced-apart gunwales, a bow portion and a stern portion, an integrally formed windshield-wake tower unit, said unit comprising: (a) a forwardly extending windshield portion comprising a curved frame and a substantially transparent windshield mounted within said curved frame; and (b) a wake tower assembly integrally formed with said windshield portion, said wake tower assembly comprising: (i) an upwardly extending first base connector connected to the first gunwale of the sports boat, said first base connector having a cavity; (ii) an upwardly extending second base connector connected to said second gunwale of the sports boat, said second base connector having a cavity; and (iii) an upwardly extending tower structure connected to upwardly extending first and second base connectors, said tower structure comprising: a. a first side, including a connector segment pivotally connected to said first base connector, said connector segment having first and second spaced-apart bores and being received within said cavity of said first base connector; b. a second side, including a connector segment pivotally connected to said second base connector, said connector portion having first and second spaced-apart bores and being received within said cavity of said second base connector; and c. a generally U-shaped bight portion connected to and spanning said first and second sides.