Tower leg support and storage device

Abstract

A superstructure, a rotatable device for providing a rotatable mount on the superstructure, and a storage device configured for attachment to the rotatable device are disclosed. The superstructure may be used with, for instance, a boat, and may be collapsible. The rotatable device and storage device may form a rack for mounting board-like objects on, for instance, a boat such that the items may be stored outboard of a passenger compartment, but may be rotated such that a user may select a position for the device for ingress and egress to and from the device.

1 . An apparatus for securing items, the apparatus comprising: 
 a central portion;    an upper bearing and a lower bearing operably coupling the central portion to a portion of a support structure and permitting the apparatus to rotate relative to the support structure portion; and    a body portion for securement of the items.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the body portion includes a frame for receiving items for securement.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the body portion permits securement of items thereto.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the apparatus may be substantially locked in at least a first position.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  further including a biased locking member, a receptacle for each locked position, the position of the apparatus being substantially locked by receipt of the locking member within one of the receptacles.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the apparatus includes a braking mechanism operably coupled to one of the upper bearing and the lower bearing to adjustably control the relative rotation.  
   
   
       7 . In combination with a superstructure on a boat, an apparatus for securement of items, the apparatus comprising: 
 a central portion;    an upper connection for securing the central portion to an upper portion of the superstructure;    a lower connection for securing the central portion to a lower portion of the superstructure, the upper and lower connections being positioned to allow rotation of the central portion about the upper and lower portions of the superstructure; and    a body portion for securement of the items.    
   
   
       8 . The combination of  claim 7  wherein each of the upper and lower connections have first and second portions positionable about the upper and lower portions of the superstructure, the first and second portions being joined to secure the connections to the superstructure.  
   
   
       9 . The combination of  claim 8  wherein the upper and lower portions of the superstructure include a respective upper terminus and lower terminus, and the apparatus is securable to and between the upper terminus and lower terminus.  
   
   
       10 . A superstructure for a boat, the superstructure comprising: 
 an extending portion secured relative to a deck of the boat, the extending portion having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion;    an apparatus for securement of items, the apparatus rotatable relative to the extending portion; and    an upper bearing and a lower bearing mountable to the extending portion mounting portions for operably coupling the apparatus to the extending portion.    
   
   
       11 . The superstructure of  claim 10  wherein the bearings are securable around the mounting portions.  
   
   
       12 . The superstructure of  claim 11  wherein the mounting portions and bearings include cooperating bearing surfaces and grooves providing for relative motion therebetween.  
   
   
       13 . The superstructure of  claim 10  further including a body portion, wherein the mounting portions each include a terminus, the apparatus is secured to each terminus, and the bearing portions permit relative motion between the body portion and each terminus.  
   
   
       14 . The superstructure of  claim 10  wherein the apparatus is lockable in at least a first position relative to the extending portion.  
   
   
       15 . The superstructure of  claim 14  further including a receptacle for each lockable position, wherein the apparatus includes a biased pin, and the apparatus being positionable relative to each receptacle to permit the biased pin to be received in a receptacle to lock substantially the position of the apparatus relative to the extending portion  
   
   
       16 . The superstructure of  claim 10  wherein one of the upper bearing and the lower bearing includes a braking mechanism to adjustably control the rotation of the apparatus relative to the extending portion.  
   
   
       17 . An accessory device including: 
 a central portion having an upper end and a lower end;    a bearing portion generally secured around a portion of the central portion and rotatable relative thereto;    an upper securement and a lower securement respectively provided on the central portion upper and lower ends; and    a securing member shiftable relative to the central portion and bearing portion between a first position permitting the bearing portion to rotate relative to the central portion and a second position generally restricting relative rotation between the central portion and the bearing portion.    
   
   
       18 . The accessory device of  claim 17  wherein the upper and lower securements are fixedly securable with respective portions of a superstructure on a boat.  
   
   
       19 . The accessory device of  claim 17  wherein the central portion includes receiving structure for the securing member, the receiving structure defining a plurality of selectable positions for the bearing portion relative to the central portion, and the securing member is received by the receiving structure to generally restrict relative rotation between the bearing portion and the central portion.  
   
   
       20 . The accessory device of  claim 19  wherein the securing member includes a threaded portion threadably received by the bearing portion, the threaded portion having an end received by the receiving structure for preventing relative rotation between the bearing portion and the central portion.  
   
   
       21 . The accessory device of  claim 19  wherein the securing member includes an elongate portion linearly shiftable relative to the bearing portion and central portion, the elongate portion having an end received by the receiving structure for restricting relative rotation between the bearing portion and the central portion.  
   
   
       22 . The accessory device of  claim 21  further including a second securing member including a threaded portion threadably received by the bearing portion, the threaded portion having an end received by a portion a second receiving structure for preventing relative rotation between the bearing portion and the central portion.