ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,314, issued on May 6.
"Accessory attachment system for watercraft" was invented by Keith Redburn (Bay City, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory attachment interface usable with watercraft includes a one-piece member having a tubular portion and a flange portion. The tubular portion defines a cylindrical bore and the flange portion defines first and second flanges. The first and second flanges are coplanar with each other and with a plane that is tangential to the tubular portion. The first and second flanges cooperate with each other to define a substantially planar surface. The accessory attachment interface provides a...