ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,495, issued on June 10.
"Boat seat with integrated rod and beverage holders" was invented by Joseph Thompson (Saint James City, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod and beverage holding apparatus includes a holding assembly having a body member operatively coupled to a boat seat post-either directly or via a length adjustment assembly. The holding assembly may include a generally planar body member that defines a beverage holding structure having a cylindrical or conical configuration for receiving a cup or can. The apparatus includes a rod holder assembly fixedly attached to the holding assembly and has a cylindrical configurat...