Patent ID: 6983707

Claim:
A lift leg connection for a boat having a plurality of deck support members supporting a base of the boat, the lift leg connection comprising: a first elongated mounting bracket comprising a first end, a flange connectable to the plurality of deck support members and a wall connected to and extending generally normal to the flange; a second elongated mounting bracket comprising a first end, a flange connectable to the plurality of deck support members and a wall extending from and generally normal to the flange; a first metal plate comprising a first planar portion having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first and second ends defining a width of the first metal plate, the first metal plate further comprising a second planar portion connected at the first end of the first metal plate and extending generally normal to the first planar portion, and a third planar portion connected to the second end of the first metal plate and extending generally normal to the first planar portion wherein the first planar portion is connected to the first ends of the first and second elongated mounting brackets, the second planar portion of the metal plate being spaced from and generally parallel to the wall of the first elongated mounting bracket, and the third planar portion of the metal plate being spaced from and generally parallel to the wall of the second elongated mounting bracket; and a leg comprising first and second elongated leg members, each leg member having a first end, wherein the first end of the first elongated leg member is pivotally connected between the second planar portion of the first metal plate and the wall of the first elongated mounting bracket, and wherein the first end of the second elongated leg member is pivotally connected between the third planar portion of the first metal plate and the wall of the second elongated mounting bracket.