ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,703, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to GOODTIMES PRODUCTS LLC (Anderson, S.C.).

"Convertible water-side accessory system and devices" was invented by Christopher Robin Wilson (Anderson, S.C.), Stuart Craig Hanson (Anderson, S.C.), Toby Eugene Parker (Anderson, S.C.) and Heath Allen Haskett (Anderson, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Convertible water-side accessory structures and devices make up a system that can be mounted or installed on vehicles, boats, boat docks, or water-side structures in, around, or in close proximity to ponds, lakes, creeks, streams, rivers, natural or man-made pools, oceans, or sea-side applications for...