US 10,293,905 B1Granted

Break away jack plate

OwnerMark F. Peliniinventor

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Abstract

A transom component having an upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole there through and a lower arcuate slot pin hole there through. There is an associated lower arcuate slot pin. There is a transom cross brace. There is a motor component having an upper arcuate slot there through and a lower arcuate slot there through. There is a motor cross brace. There is a rotation pin and a slot pin.

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A breakaway jack plate, comprising, in combination:

a transom component comprising a pair of mirror imaged L-shaped transom plates being a right L-shaped transom plate and a left L-shaped transom plate, with each L-shaped transom plate having a rotation pin hole there through, each L-shaped transom plate having a rearwardly directed portion having an upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole there through and a lower arcuate slot pin hole there through, the upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole having an associated upper arcuate slot bolt and the lower arcuate slot pin hole having an associated lower arcuate slot pin;
at least one transom cross brace having a generally rectilinear configuration with a pair of oppositely located ends with a length there between, each of the oppositely located ends of the at least one transom brace having a pair of bolt holes there through, with each transom brace bolt hole having an associated transom brace bolt, the at least one transom cross brace coupling the right L-shaped transom plate and the left L-shaped transom plate;
a motor component comprising a pair of mirror imaged L-shaped motor plates being a right L-shaped motor plate and a left L-shaped motor plate, each L-shaped motor plate having a forwardly directed portion having a rotation pin hole there through, each L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portion having an upper arcuate slot there through and a lower arcuate slot there through, the upper arcuate slot bolt passing through the motor plate forwardly directed portion upper arcuate slot and into the threads of the transom plate rearwardly directed portion upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through the motor plate forwardly directed portion lower arcuate slot and through the lower arcuate pin hole of the transom plate rearwardly directed portion lower;
at least one motor cross brace having a generally rectilinear configuration with a pair of oppositely located ends with a length there between, each of the oppositely located ends of the at least one motor cross brace having a plurality of bolt holes there through, with each motor cross brace bolt hole having an associated motor cross brace bolt, the at least one motor cross brace coupling the right L-shaped motor plate and the left L-shaped motor plate;
a rotation pin having round tubular configuration, the rotation pin having a right side and a left side with a length there between, the rotation pin having a plurality of rotation pin nuts and a plurality of rotation pin grease fittings, the rotation pin passing through rotation pin holes of each of the L-shaped transom plate rearwardly directed portions, the rotation pin passing through rotation pin holes of each of the L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portions, thereby rotatably coupling the transom component and the motor component;
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the lower arcuate slot pin having a round tubular configuration, the lower arcuate slot pin having a right side and a left side with a length there between, the lower arcuate slot pin having a plurality of slot pin nuts, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through the lower arcuate slot pin holes of each of the L-shaped transom plate rearwardly directed portions, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through lower arcuate slot of each of the L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portions, thereby slideably coupling the transom component and the motor component.

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A breakaway jack plate, comprising, in combination:

a transom component having at upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole there through and a lower arcuate slot pin hole there through, the upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole having an associated upper arcuate slot bolt and the lower arcuate slot pin hole having an associated lower arcuate slot pin, the transom component comprising a transom plate;
at least one transom cross brace having a plurality of bolt holes there through and a plurality of associated transom brace bolts, the at least one transom cross brace being coupled to the transom plate;
a motor component having an upper arcuate slot there through and a lower arcuate slot there through, the motor component comprising a motor plate, the upper arcuate slot bolt passing through the motor component upper arcuate slot and into the threads of the transom plate threaded slot bolt hole, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through the motor component lower arcuate slot and through the lower arcuate slot pin hole of the transom plate;
at least one motor cross brace having a plurality of bolt holes there through and a plurality of associated motor cross brace bolts, the at least one motor cross brace being coupled to the motor plate;
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a rotation pin having a length and two oppositely located ends, the rotation pin coupling the transom component and the motor component.

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Abstract

A breakaway jack plate, comprising, in combination:

a transom component comprising a pair of mirror imaged L-shaped transom plates being a right L-shaped transom plate and a left L-shaped transom plate, with each L-shaped transom plate having a rotation pin hole there through, each L-shaped transom plate having a rearwardly directed portion having an upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole there through and a lower arcuate slot pin hole there through, the upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole having an associated upper arcuate slot bolt and the lower arcuate slot pin hole having an associated lower arcuate slot pin;
at least one transom cross brace having a generally rectilinear configuration with a pair of oppositely located ends with a length there between, each of the oppositely located ends of the at least one transom brace having a pair of bolt holes there through, with each transom brace bolt hole having an associated transom brace bolt, the at least one transom cross brace coupling the right L-shaped transom plate and the left L-shaped transom plate;
a motor component comprising a pair of mirror imaged L-shaped motor plates being a right L-shaped motor plate and a left L-shaped motor plate, each L-shaped motor plate having a forwardly directed portion having a rotation pin hole there through, each L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portion having an upper arcuate slot there through and a lower arcuate slot there through, the upper arcuate slot bolt passing through the motor plate forwardly directed portion upper arcuate slot and into the threads of the transom plate rearwardly directed portion upper arcuate slot threaded bolt hole, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through the motor plate forwardly directed portion lower arcuate slot and through the lower arcuate pin hole of the transom plate rearwardly directed portion lower;
at least one motor cross brace having a generally rectilinear configuration with a pair of oppositely located ends with a length there between, each of the oppositely located ends of the at least one motor cross brace having a plurality of bolt holes there through, with each motor cross brace bolt hole having an associated motor cross brace bolt, the at least one motor cross brace coupling the right L-shaped motor plate and the left L-shaped motor plate;
a rotation pin having round tubular configuration, the rotation pin having a right side and a left side with a length there between, the rotation pin having a plurality of rotation pin nuts and a plurality of rotation pin grease fittings, the rotation pin passing through rotation pin holes of each of the L-shaped transom plate rearwardly directed portions, the rotation pin passing through rotation pin holes of each of the L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portions, thereby rotatably coupling the transom component and the motor component;
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the lower arcuate slot pin having a round tubular configuration, the lower arcuate slot pin having a right side and a left side with a length there between, the lower arcuate slot pin having a plurality of slot pin nuts, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through the lower arcuate slot pin holes of each of the L-shaped transom plate rearwardly directed portions, the lower arcuate slot pin passing through lower arcuate slot of each of the L-shaped motor plate forwardly directed portions, thereby slideably coupling the transom component and the motor component.

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