Patent ID: 7284671

Claim:
A system for storing recreational boards on a wall, comprising: at least one recreational board storage rack for supporting a recreational board on a wall surface, the recreational board storage rack comprising: a base plate for mounting on a wall surface, the base plate having a front face and a rear face, at least one aperture extending between the front and rear faces of the base plate, at least one depression being formed in the rear face of the base plate; at least two support hooks removably mounted on the base plate, a portion of each support hook extending through the aperture in the base plate, each support hook comprising a hook portion removably positioned in the aperture and an anchor portion removably positioned in the depression of the base plate such that each support hook extends from the rear face to the front face of the base plate; wherein the hook portion and the anchor portion of the hook are integrally formed from the same piece of material; wherein at least one section of the hook portion of each support hook is angled with respect to an axis oriented perpendicular to the anchor portion of each support hook; wherein each support hook is separate from all other support hooks; wherein each of the hook portions includes a primary section and a secondary section, the primary section being oriented substantially perpendicular to the anchor portion, and the secondary section being angled with respect to the primary section such that the angle between the primary section and the secondary section is between approximately 135 degrees and approximately 165 degrees; wherein the primary section has a length and the secondary section has a length, the length of the secondary section is at least approximately twice the length of the primary section; wherein at least one fastener hole is formed in the base plate; wherein at least one hole is formed in the anchor portion of each support hook, the at least one hole in the anchor portion being axially aligned with the at least one fastener hole in the base plate and at least one fastener extending through the at least one fastener hole in the base plate and through the at least one hole in the anchor portion; wherein the at least one fastener hole is positioned adjacent to the aperture; wherein the at least one fastener hole is in communication with the depression; wherein at least two fastener holes are associated with the aperture, the at least two fastener holes being located on opposite sides of the aperture; wherein the base plate includes three of the apertures; wherein said apertures in the base plate are substantially circular; wherein said apertures are surrounded continuously by the base plate; and wherein the anchor portion of each support hook fits substantially completely in the depression in the base plate.