Patent ID: 6932192

Claim:
A boarding stairs bracket assembly, comprising: a mounting plate having a back portion for mounting the plate to a boat, a front portion, a top portion and a bottom portion, a chamber, a top opening in the top portion that communicates with the chamber, and a front opening with a top opening that opens at the top portion and a bottom stop and at least one cross opening, wherein the front opening also communicates with the chamber, and a bracket comprising sides, a seat and a back portion, wherein the back portion further comprises at least one tab sized to be received by the cross opening in the front opening of the mounting plate, and wherein the back portion is sized to be received through the top and front openings and into the chamber of the mounting plate, and wherein the seat rests on the bottom stop of the plate, and wherein the sides of the bracket further comprise a slot with a slot opening to receive a mounting bar of a boarding stairs, and wherein the bracket further comprises a top latch releaseably keeping the bar in the slot, and a bottom latch releaseably securing the bracket to the bottom portion of the mounting bracket.