Adjustable electronics mounting platform and related methods
AssigneeIsla Mapping LLC
InventorsGlenn D. Housman, Christopher D. Wolfe
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Abstract
A mounting system for mounting a marine electronics unit to a boat console panel may include a base to be connected to the boat console panel and aligned with a mounting hole in the boat console panel, an actuator connected to the base, a mounting plate connected to the actuator, and at least one pivot mount connected to the mounting plate to be connected to the marine electronics unit. The actuator may be configured to move the mounting plate between a first position where the marine electronics unit is flush with a front side of the boat console panel, and a second position in which the marine electronics unit is spaced apart from the front side of the boat console panel and pivotable using the at least one pivot mount.
Claims8
A mounting system for mounting a marine electronics unit having a screen to a boat console panel and comprising:
- a base to be connected to the boat console panel and aligned with a mounting hole in the boat console panel;
- an actuator connected to the base;
- a mounting plate connected to the actuator;
- at least one pivot mount connected to the mounting plate to be connected to the marine electronics unit;
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the mounting plate between a stowed position where the marine electronics unit is flush with a front side of the boat console panel with the screen viewable at a fixed viewing angle, and an extended position in which the marine electronics unit is spaced apart from the front side of the boat console panel and pivotable using the at least one pivot mount to orient the screen at different viewing angles;
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- a sealing gasket carried by the mounting plate and configured to seal the mounting plate with a back side of the boat console panel when the mounting plate is in the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.