Patent ID: 7232099

Claim:
A bracket for holding accessories on a boat rail, which includes: a first mounting plate having a first side and a second side, a slotted exterior surface extending through said first side and defined by raised portions on either side thereof, each of said raised portions having an opening therethrough; a second mounting plate is laterally spaced from said first mounting plate and includes a plurality of openings therethrough wherein each opening in said second mounting plate aligns with one of said openings in said first mounting plate; a third mounting plate disposed between said second mounting plate and said first mounting plate and includes a plurality of openings therethrough wherein each openings aligns with one of said openings in said first mounting plate; a plurality of connectors each having a head and an elongated end, wherein each one of said connectors extends through one of each said aligned openings such that said head seats adjacent said second side of said first plate and said elongated end extends through said aligned openings, wherein the boat rail is disposed between said second and third mounting plate and said connectors which when so connected retain said plates on the boat rail with said first mounting plate and third mounting plate adjacent one another thus defining a slotted area therebetween; and a support plate having a first end configured to be removably received and retained in said slotted area in a manner which provides a second end of said support plate to operably connect an accessory.