Patent ID: 7475652

Claim:
A collapsible boat boarding platform comprising: a first and a second vertically extending tubular side panel arranged in parallel to one another, a portion of each of the first and the second vertically extending tubular side panels extending in an outward direction and having an opening on a side opposite to the outward direction and at least a first locking structure in the outward direction; first and second sliding adjustment rods having diameters which are smaller than the openings, each of the first and second sliding adjustment rods having first and second ends and at least a second locking structure thereupon, the first locking structure on the first vertically extending tubular side panel configured for engaging the second locking structure on the first sliding adjustment rod and the first locking structure on the second vertically extending tabular side panel configured for engaging the second locking structure on the second sliding adjustment rod; an upper frame back rail having a first connection to an upper portion of the first vertically extending tubular side panel and a second connection to an upper portion of the second vertically extending tubular side panel, the first connection including a first hinging member disposed to pivot in an inward direction toward the second vertically extending tubular side panel and the second connection including a second hinging member disposed to pivot in an inward direction toward the first vertically extending tubular side panel; a lower frame back rail having a third connection to a lower portion of the first vertically extending tubular side panel and a fourth connection to a lower portion of the second vertically extending tubular side panel, the third connection including a third hinging member disposed to pivot in an inward direction toward the second vertically extending tubular side panel and the fourth connection including a fourth hinging member disposed to pivot in an inward direction toward the first vertically extending tubular side panel; a first and a second threaded stud, the first threaded stud located in the outward direction on the first vertically extending tubular side panel, the second threaded stud located in the outward direction on the second vertically extending tubular side panel; and a step plate having a first mounting hole on a first side of the step plate and a second mounting hole on a second side of the step plate, the first mounting hole configured to be aligned with the first threaded stud, the second mounting hole configured to be aligned with the second threaded stud.