Adjustable connector for marine accessories

Abstract

An apparatus for adjustably securing a boat accessory to a boat. A first member has a plug and a second member has a socket. The plug has a rosette shape with rounded protrusions and the socket has a corresponding mating shape. Both the plug and the socket have openings for a fastener to secure the plug in the socket. The first member is one of a mounting base and an accessory base, and the second member is the other one. In one embodiment, an extension is positioned adjacent the plug so as to separate the first and second members. In another embodiment, the extension has a plug on each end and the first and second members have sockets. In another such embodiment, the extension has two members joined with a rosette-shaped plug and socket.

1 . An apparatus for adjustably connecting a boating accessory to a watercraft, said apparatus comprising:
 an accessory base having a plug protruding therefrom, said accessory base dimensioned and configured to support the boating accessory, said accessory base being a member of a wakeboard holder, said plug having a rosette configuration having a cylindrical portion with a plurality of rounded protrusions evenly distributed around a circumference of said cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a plug opening being coaxial with said cylindrical portion;   an attachment base having a socket, said attachment base dimensioned and configured to attach to the watercraft, said socket having a cylindrical recess with a plurality of recesses evenly distributed around an inside circumference of said cylindrical recess, said cylindrical recess dimensioned and configured to receive said cylindrical portion of said plug with said plurality of rounded protrusions engaging said plurality of recesses, said cylindrical recess having a socket opening coaxial with said cylindrical recess; and   a fastener engaging said plug opening and said socket opening, said fastener retaining said plug in said socket, and said plug not removable from said accessory base when said plug is not engaging said socket.