Patent ID: 7874529

Claim:
A recreational accessory and mounting assembly for attachment to a substrate having an upper surface and an outer surface, comprising: a) a mounting assembly including a first rigid member having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being secured to said upper surface of said substrate and extending parallel to and along a portion of said upper surface of said substrate, and said second portion extending downward from said first portion and extending parallel to and along a portion of said outer surface of said substrate, and a second rigid member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second rigid member being secured to said second portion of said first rigid member, said second rigid member extending outward from said first rigid member, and said second rigid member being a hollow tubular member having a circumferential outer wall; b) a recreational accessory movably mounted to said second end of said second rigid member, said recreational accessory being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position, said recreational accessory does not superpose said upper surface of said substrate and in said second position, said recreational accessory superposes at least a portion of said upper surface of said substrate; and c) a securing device positioned about said second end of said second rigid member, said securing device adapted to secure said recreational accessory to said second rigid member, said securing device is movable between a first position and a second position, in said first position, said securing device locks said recreational accessory to said second rigid member, and in said second position, said securing device unlocks said recreational accessory from said second rigid member thereby permitting movement between said recreational accessory and said second rigid member.