Adjustable railing apparatus for a vessel

Abstract

An adjustable rail apparatus for a vessel includes a horizontal support member and a pair of vertical legs extending downward to an attachment unit for securing the apparatus to a vessel. Each of the vertical legs can be adjustable for allowing a height of the horizontal bar to be changed. The horizontal bar can have an adjustable length for allowing the apparatus to be mounted to a wide variety of different vessel configurations.

1 . An adjustable rail apparatus comprising:
 a horizontal support member having a top side and a bottom side;   one or more vertical legs connected in an orthogonal manner to the bottom side of the horizontal support member;   an attachment unit configured to secure each of the one or more vertical legs to a vessel,   wherein each of the one or more vertical legs are configured to expand and contract in a vertical direction.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment unit is configured to permanently affix each of the one or more vertical legs to the vessel. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment unit is configured to removably affix each of the one or more legs to a vessel without damaging the vessel. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said attachment unit is configured to removably affix said one or more vertical legs to a rod holder of a vessel. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said attachment unit further includes a leveling unit configured to position each of the one or more legs in a vertical manner while a bottom portion of the attachment unit is inserted into the rod holder of the boat at a diagonal angle. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an automatic adjustment unit configured to automatically increase and decrease a length of the one or more vertical legs. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a switch configured to control the automatic adjustment unit. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said automatic adjustment unit is self powered. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal support member further includes a plurality of rod holders. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of said horizontal support member, and said one or more vertical legs include a lightweight metallic tubular structure. 
     
     
         11 . An adjustable rail apparatus comprising:
 a horizontal support member having a top side and a bottom side, said horizontal member being telescopic;   a first telescopic vertical leg connected in an orthogonal manner to one end of the bottom side of the horizontal support member;   a second telescopic vertical leg connected in an orthogonal manner a second end of the bottom side of the horizontal support member, said first and second vertical legs being parallel to each other;   an attachment unit configured to secure the first and second vertical leg to a vessel,   wherein each of said first and second vertical legs are telescopic.   
     
     
         12 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said attachment unit is configured to removably affix the first and second legs to a vessel without damaging the vessel. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said attachment unit is configured to removably affix the first and second legs to a rod holder of a vessel. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein said attachment unit further includes a leveling unit configured to position each of the first and second legs in a vertical manner while a bottom portion of the attachment unit is inserted into the rod holder of the boat at a diagonal angle. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising an automatic adjustment unit configured to automatically increase and decrease a length of the first and second vertical legs. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising a switch configured to control the automatic adjustment unit. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said automatic adjustment unit is self powered. 
     
     
         18 . A method for installing an adjustable rail apparatus in a vessel, said method comprising:
 determining two suitable mounting locations on a wall of a vessel;   expanding a length of the horizontal support member until a first and second vertical legs are aligned with the suitable mounting location;   securing each vertical leg to the mounting location via an attachment unit; and   adjusting a height of the first and second vertical legs until the horizontal support member is in a desired location.   
     
     
         19 . The method for installing an adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein at least one suitable mounting location includes a rod holder integrated into the vessel. 
     
     
         20 . The method for installing an adjustable rail apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said adjusting is performed automatically via an automatic adjustment unit.