Devices and methods for coupling propulsion devices to marine vessels

US11939036B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brunswick Corporation · US

Inventors

• Andres Perdomo Tornbaum · Neenah, US
• Wayne M. Jaszewski · Sparta, US
• Robert A. Podell · Slinger, US
• Jeremy J. Kraus · Calvary, US
• James E. Erickson · Fond du Lac, US
• Randall J. Poirier · Fond du Lac, US
• Derek J. Fletcher · Oshkosh, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B63H2025/425
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for coupling a propulsor to a marine vessel. A rail is configured for attachment to the marine vessel. A carriage is moveable relative to the rail into first and second positions. A shaft has a first end pivotally coupled to the marine vessel and a second end for coupling to the propulsor. An actuator is configured to pivot the shaft relative to the marine vessel to thereby move the propulsor into and between stowed and deployed positions. A lock is manually operable to fix the carriage in the first position in which the actuator prevents manual pivoting of the shaft and alternatively in the second position in which the shaft is permitted to be manually pivoted.