Trolling motor mounting means
US5842895A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trolling motor mount with a first plate hingedly connected at its front to the bottom of the boat transom, a second plate or a continuation of the first plate is connected to and extends rearwardly of the rear of the first plate at a predetermined substantial angle to the plane of the first plate. Fasteners are provided to attach a trolling motor to the underside of the second plate. Pivot brackets connect an electrically actuatable piston to the first plate and the top of the boat transom, the first plate being operable by the piston to a first position in the water to serve as a trim tab with the second plate and trolling motor extending upwardly out of the water, the first plate being operable to a second lower position in the water with the second plate and underlying trolling motor being immersed at an approximately horizontal trolling position below cavitation level in the water.
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