Patent 6901875 was granted and assigned to OREGON IRON WORKS, INC. on June, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
One embodiment of a retractable marine fitting includes a housing positioned within a marine hull, the housing adapted to receive a fitting therein, and a fitting including an elongate body movable between an extended position substantially outwardly of the housing and a retracted position substantially inwardly of the housing.