Mounting plate assembly and system
AssigneeSeakeeper, Inc.
InventorsNabil I. Imam, Nicholas J. Troche, Dylan M. Froriep
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Abstract
An assembly adapted for mounting a water engagement device to a marine vessel may include a transom plate, an actuator plate and a clamping assembly. The transom plate may be adapted to be connected to the marine vessel. The actuator plate may include a flange that is disposed under a bottom side of the transom plate. The clamping assembly is configured to engage the transom plate and the actuator plate to connect the actuator plate to the transom plate.
Claims17
An assembly adapted for mounting a water engagement device to a marine vessel, the assembly comprising:
- a transom plate having a front surface that is adapted to be connected to the marine vessel and a bottom side;
- an actuator plate having a front surface and a flange extending from the front surface, wherein the flange is disposed under the bottom side of the transom plate;
- a wedge pack including at least one shim disposed between the transom plate and the actuator plate;
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- a clamping assembly that engages the transom plate and the actuator plate to connect the actuator plate to the transom plate and, when tightened, compresses the wedge pack between the actuator plate and transom plate.
An assembly adapted for mounting a water engagement device to a marine vessel, the assembly comprising:
- a transom plate having a front surface that is adapted to be connected to the marine vessel, an opposed rear surface and a bottom side;
- an actuator plate having a front surface and a bottom side that extends beyond the front surface to define a flange, wherein the bottom side of the transom plate is disposed above the flange;
- a clamping assembly that connects the actuator plate to the transom plate, and, when tightened, the rear surface of the transom plate is disposed adjacent to the front surface of the actuator plate.
A marine vessel comprising:
- a transom;
- a transom plate having a front surface, a rear surface, and a bottom side extending between the front surface and rear surface, where the front surface is connected to the transom;
- an actuator plate having a front surface and a ledge, where the bottom side of the transom plate disposed adjacent the rear surface of the transom plate is disposed above the ledge;
- a wedge pack including at least one shim disposed between the transom plate and the actuator plate;
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- a clamping assembly that, when tightened, forces the actuator plate and the wedge pack against the rear surface of the transom plate.
A method of installing an assembly adapted for mounting a water engagement device to a transom of a marine vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring an angle of the transom with respect to a bottom surface of the marine vessel adjacent the transom;
- selecting at least one shim for a wedge pack based on the angle of the transom;
- installing a positioning fastener into engagement with the transom;
- compressing the assembly including the wedge pack disposed between the transom plate and an actuator plate with a clamping assembly;
- aligning a positioning opening formed in the transom plate over the positioning fastener;
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- affixing adhesively the compressed assembly to the transom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.