Patent ID: 8291851

Claim:
A removable console for a boat, comprising: a rear portion including at least two connecting structures extending therefrom, at least a portion of the at least two connecting structures being constructed and arranged to be inserted into corresponding receptacles in a boat; an upper portion connected to the rear portion and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom; and a side portion connected to one or both of the rear portion or the upper portion and extending generally horizontally therefrom on at least one side of the removable console, the side portion carrying user-operable engaging structure constructed and arranged to releasably secure the removable console to the boat, the side portion and the user-operable engaging structure being arranged such that the user-operable engaging structure connects to the boat at a location spaced from the receptacles; wherein the removable console, including the rear portion, the upper portion, and the horizontal side portion can be placed in and removed from the boat at least in part by engaging and disengaging the connecting structures and the receptacles.