Patent ID: 7302907

Claim:
A mounting system for rigidly attaching a water sports towing frame to a vessel, the mounting system comprising: a towing frame having a leg extending therefrom; a support structure having opposing top and bottom surfaces, the support structure having an aperture extending therethrough; a base having opposing top and bottom surfaces and a bore extending therethrough, wherein the top surface includes an arcuate surface portion and the bottom surface conforms to the top surface of the support structure and is carried thereby, and wherein the aperture and bore are generally aligned; a joint member rigidly attached to the leg of the towing frame, the joint member having an arcuate surface portion mating with the arcuate surface portion of the base in a frictional contact therewith, the joint member having a cavity therein and a threaded bore extending through a wall portion thereof for accessing the cavity, the bore of the joint member generally aligned with the bore of the base; a shaft having a threaded portion thereon, the shaft extending through the aperture of the support structure, extending through the bore in the base, and in a threaded engagement with the threaded bore of the joint member; and a fastener operable with the shaft for biasing the joint member against the base, and base against the support structure for rigidly securing the joint member and thus the leg of the frame to the support structure.