Patent ID: 8353253

Claim:
A fastener attached to a boat hatch on a boat for use in fastening an item in place on the boat hatch, the fastener comprising: a first member having a first cross-sectional shape; a second member securable to the first member and rotatable relative to the first member once the second member is secured to the first member, the second member having a second cross-sectional shape; a securement device attached to the boat hatch on the boat, the securement device fastening the first member to the boat hatch on the boat; and the second member being rotatable with respect to the first member to a first position such that the second cross-sectional shape of the second member is alignable with the first cross-sectional shape of the first member to permit placement of an item around at least a portion of the first member and the second member being rotatable to a second position where the second cross-sectional shape of the second member is out of alignment with the first cross-sectional shape of the first member and the second member holds the item around the first member to secure the item to the boat hatch on the boat, wherein the first member includes one or more protuberances and the second member has one or more matching recesses, each of the one or more protuberances residing in a corresponding recess of the one or more matching recesses when the second member is in the first position.