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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354323 | Motor mount for watercraft A motor mount for a watercraft having a frame of tubular construction fixed to the stern of the watercraft to space the motor from the stern. The frame includes a pair of vertical legs receiving a yoke slidable along the legs. The motor is fixed to the yoke to be ra... | 04/08/2008 |
| 6482056 | Engine mount An adjustable engine mount for a pontoon boat makes it possible to adjust the relative position of an outboard engine relative to the waterline of the boat. The mount has an elongated, tapered, four-sided body which is attached to the bottom of the hull o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6409556 | Variable height outboard motor mount apparatus A motor mount for connecting an outboard motor to the transom of a boat includes mechanisms for raising and lowering the height of the motor with respect to the transom. The mount has an upper bracket and a lower bracket, each having upper and lower recta... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6305996 | Variable height outboard motor mount A manually adjustable outboard motor mount comprises two bracket assemblies, one being attachable to a boat transom and the other being adapted to support an outboard motor. The motor bracket assembly is constrained to movement in a straight, substantiall... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6142839 | Motor mounting system for an inflatable boat A mounting system for an inflatable boat of the type having opposed first and second tubular gunwale sections extending from a tubular U-shaped stern section including a band horizontally positionable on a rearward surface of the U-shaped stern, a first s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5782662 | Hydraulic marine jack plate A powered jack plate for use with a marine outboard motor in a marine environment; the inward side of the jack plate is attached to the transom of a boat; the outboard motor is attached to the outward side of the powered jack plate; hydraulic power is the... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5741165 | Marine propulsion system A number of embodiments of outboard drive systems that include a combined vertically extending drive shaft driven by the propulsion unit and which drives a generally horizontally extending propeller shaft that drives a propeller positioned substantially r... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5485981 | Motor mount assembly for float tube A motor mount assembly is provided for supporting an outboard motor upon a float tube of the type having a backrest pocket, and generally consists of a thrust transfer member, first and second suspension members, and a motor mounting block. The thrust tra... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5484311 | Variable height outboard motor mount A motor mount for varying the height of an outboard motor on the transom of a boat comprises a first bracket connected to a transom, and a second bracket connected to an outboard motor. A fluid-driven actuator effects movement of the second bracket relati... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5389017 | Folding boat transom A folding transom for a boat having a trolling motor. The folding transom having an "engaged position" and a "retracted position". The transom including a motor mounting bracket, a pair of parallel horizontal legs, having first and second ends, each leg b... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5382183 | Articulated support for mounting an outboard motor to the transom of a boat The articulated support for mounting an outboard motor to the transom of a boat comprises a stationary support section secured to the boat's transom, and a movable support section to receive the outboard motor. A shorter arm has a proximate end connected ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5322030 | Floating transom extension assembly A floating transom extension assembly is disclosed. The present invention provides a transom extension assembly for adjustably positioning an outboard motor upon a boat, comprising a floating transom extension, a motor mounting plate slidably coupled to t... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5293832 | Outboard motor mounting system An outboard motor mounting system for mounting a motor on an outboard boat with a cutout transom. A transom sealing device is provided to seal the cutout of the outboard boat transom. The sealing device may include a mounting flange which is engagable wit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5224888 | Boat propulsion assembly A boat outboard propulsion assembly includes an engine 20 mounted on an engine support which, in turn, is secured to a swivel bracket adapted to be secured to a transom of a boat. Between the engine support and the engine, a steering bracket is provided w... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5102127 | Package-unit adjustable-height basketball backboard support A pre-assembled package-unit for adjusting the height of a basketball backboard includes a fixed assembly including a pair of vertical square tubes into whose downward ends fit the square tubes of an upward telescoping assembly which bears lower brackets ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5100349 | Jack and trim transom plate A transom plate for small fishing boats which simultaneously adjusts vertical displacement and trim of the outboard motor. The transom plate is adapted particularly for smaller fishing boats which must operate under widely varying loads and speeds, and wh... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5009619 | Corrosion protection system A marine installation including a transom fabricated of a first metal and including a forward surface, a rearward surface, and a mounting opening extending between the surfaces, and a marine propulsion device including a transom bracket fabricated of a se... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4954107 | Tilt cylinder device A tilt cylinder device for a tiltable outboard drive unit on a marine vessel positioned so that the stress acting on the tilt cylinder device and its associated parts is decreased when the drive unit collides with an underwater obstacle. The tilt cylinder... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4907993 | Outboard motor mounting apparatus An apparatus for mounting an outboard motor on the transom of a boat so that the motor can be raised and lowered on the transom even while the boat is being powered by the outboard motor. The apparatus includes a transom bracket and a motor mounting plate... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4890811 | Outboard motor mounting means for boats A mounting device (36) has a front bracket (38) mounted with a backing plate (84) on a boat transom (16) and a rear bracket (40) supports an outboard motor (18) thereon. Parallel links (64,70) are pivotally connected between the front and rear brackets (3... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889507 | Outboard propulsion unit supporting system An outboard propulsion unit supporting system by which an outboard propulsion unit is vertically movably supported to the rear end section of a boat. The supporting system is comprised of a pair of slit brackets installed to the rear end section of the bo... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4863405 | Outboard motor tilt lock device A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat and having a side and upper surface, the marine propulsion device further comprising a swivel bracket mounted on the transom bracket for pivotal movemen... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4823725 | Outboard motorboat with space saver pocket transom An outboard motorboat having a buttress panel located aft of the transom to receive and mount an outboard motor thereon. The transom has a space saver pocket or motorwell therein which provides a clearance between the transom and the motor even when the m... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4813897 | Combined trim, tilt and lift apparatus for a marine propulsion device A transom extension assembly for mounting an outboard motor in a spaced relation to the boat transom includes a quadrilateral linkage assembly in which each of the functions to trim, tilt and lift the motor with respect to the transom is provided independ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4778417 | Adjustable transom An adjustable transom for supporting a motor on a power boat includes the use of hydraulic cylinders to raise or lower the transom. A further cylinder may be provided to tilt the motor and transom in a manner which allows a flared bottom portion of the mo... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4713028 | Shallow water boat design A boat provides full operation even in shallow water utilizing an outboard motor. The boat includes a main hull, a displaceable transom to which the motor is mounted and a displaceable hull section. The displaceable transom is received in sliding engageme... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4690649 | Center stern outboard motor mount for double-end canoes This invention, a Center Stern Outboard Motor Mount For Double-End Canoes, is useful for mounting an outboard motor on a double-end canoe of any type or make, and places the weight and thrust of the motor at center stern. This arrangement is safer and mor... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4682961 | Tilt device for boat propulsion machine Several embodiments of hydraulically operated tilt and trim units for outboard drives wherein both tilt and trim cylinders are provided that are effective to operate together to provide trim adjustment and wherein the trim cylinder is pivotally connected ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4669698 | Outboard motor mounting bracket A mounting bracket is provided for supporting outboard motors on boats initially designed for I/O motors. The bracket includes a central bracing member, interposed between side members, that also functions as a template or jig whereby the bracket is accur... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4643422 | Basketball backboard adjuster A basketball backboard adjustment apparatus operable to vary the height of a basketball goal. A mounting standard, such as a post or the like, has a mounting assembly which in other than the present invention would normally mate with a mounting assembly o... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4616591 | Floatation, splashless canoe motor mount The invention described in the specifications is a canoe motor mount having a floatation body and spray rail attached forward of a transom board. The floatation body is 26 inches long by 12 inches wide by 9 inches deep and is constructed of 4 plys of fibe... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4508219 | Security safety cradle The safety cradle is adapted to releasably secure an outboard motor for storage and transport and is particularly adapted for mounting in the cargo portion of an open or paneled truck. The cradle includes an upright transverse pivot brace securable at one... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4382574 | Motor mount for canoes A motor mount that can be affixed to the gunwales of canoes comprises a foldable framework having two side rails in the form of U-shaped extrusions or U-beams with elastic linings and two crosspieces in the form of bars or pipes. The parts of the framewor... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4373921 | Outboard motor with sequentially operating tilt and trim means Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be connected to a boat transom, a stern bracket having an upper end, a first pivot connecting the upper end of the stern bracket to the transom bracket for pivotal move... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4371144 | Motor securing device for watercraft A motor securing device for watercraft such as inflatable boats and rafts and the like including generally downwardly open securing portion which may be defined by a pair of parallel walls and a connecting wall. A motor attachment portion projects general... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4367860 | High pivot transom bracket assembly for mounting outboard motor Disclosed herein is a bracket assembly for supporting an outboard motor from a boat transom so as to permit tilting of the outboard motor substantially wholly in the area aft of the transom, which bracket assembly comprises a transom bracket adapted to be... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4239172 | Engine mount for marine craft A marine craft outboard engine mount includes sideplate brackets which are wider at the top than at the bottom to permit "tucking" of the propeller under the transom. This provides a greater power-on thrust, giving a marine craft operator forward motion w... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4232627 | Bracket for elevating and lowering an outboard motor This disclosure relates to a bracket for elevating and lowering an outboard motor relative to the transom of an associated boat including two pair of relatively telescopic tubular elements each connected to a pair of mounting members adapted to be secured... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4077353 | Motor mount for a boat A device is provided for mounting an outboard motor on the transom of a boat which can be rotated about a horizontal axis to lift the motor out of the water. One embodiment of the device includes two sleeves with an inner sleeve rotatably disposed in an o... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4044705 | Outboard motor mounting assembly and servo mechanism therefor This invention relates to an outboard motor assembly and servo mechanism therefor, and particularly to one in which the motor, propeller drive shaft and propeller can quickly and easily be raised as a unit to locate the propeller at a position where the p... | 08/30/1977 |
