US 12,291,314 B2
Accessory attachment system for watercraft
Keith Redburn, Bay City, MI (US)
Filed by Keith Redburn, Bay City, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,634.
Application 17/850,634 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/696,604, filed on Mar. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/297,977, filed on Jan. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/215,275, filed on Jun. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/161,876, filed on Mar. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324539 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 34/10 (2020.01); A45F 3/24 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 34/10 (2020.02) [A45F 3/24 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A watercraft comprising:
a deck;
at least one surface below the deck;
a first accessory attachment interface mounted to said at least one surface;
a second accessory attachment interface mounted to said at least one surface;
said first accessory attachment interface including a one-piece extruded aluminum member having a tubular portion and a flange portion, said tubular portion defining a respective cylindrical bore, said flange portion defining first and second flanges, said first and second flanges being coplanar with each other and a plane that is tangential to the tubular portion, and said first and second flanges cooperating with each other to define a substantially planar surface; and
wherein the second accessory attachment interface is substantially identical to the first accessory mounting interface;
a first bracket member extending horizontally from the bore of the first accessory attachment interface past an edge of the deck; and
a second bracket member extending horizontally from the bore of the second accessory attachment past the edge of the deck; and
a hammock mounted at one end to the first bracket member and mounted at the other end to the second bracket member.