ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,936, issued on May 13, was assigned to H.I. Boat Works (Steamboat Springs, Colo.).
"Boat side console" was invented by John St. John (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and C. Ray Coleman (Sandy, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular steering console. The modular steering console has a main console portion having a top side and a side. The top side includes holes for receiving bolts. The side of the main console portion has holes for receiving bolts. The modular steering console has one or more brackets having slots in a top side configured to be fastened to the main console top side by bolts through the slots to allow lateral adjustm...