Patent ID: 7739964

Claim:
A boat storage container unit, comprising: a support unit having a vertical support member, means for attaching the vertical support member to a boat, a base pivotally connected to the vertical support member so as to move between a retainable horizontal position, and a vertical position where the top surface of the base faces outwardly and away from the vertical support member, and a container sized and shaped to store fishing tackle and tools, and adapted to slide onto the base, wherein the top surface of the base and the bottom surface of the container have a combination of grooves and ribs that inter-engage to permit the container to slide onto and be retained on the base, wherein the means for attaching the vertical support member to a boat comprises clamps attached to a top edge of the said vertical support member, said clamps sized and shaped to accommodate different sizes of boats and wedge against a gunwale or other upstanding non-cylindrical structure on the boat.