# US 2021/0278514 A1 · Bracket for holding universal transducer for use with a fishing boat > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0278514 A1 - Document ID: US20210278514A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/300,082 - Filed: 2021-03-03 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: Clearwater Concepts of Missouri, LLC - Inventors: Larry R. Hughes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210278514A1 ## CPC - G01S 7/521: Constructional features - B63H 20/007: {Trolling propulsion units (trolling plates for slowing down B63H25/50; dynamo-electric machines of trolling units H02K)} - G01S 15/96: for locating fish - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - B63H: MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING (propulsion of air-cushion vehicles B60V1/14; specially adapted for submarines, other than nuclear propulsion, B63G; specially adapted for torpedoes F42B19/00) ## Abstract A bracket for holding a universal transducer for use with a fishing or other boat, including a transducer assembly, having a transducer shaft, which brackets a transducer at its bottom end, while its upper end is connected either to the side of the boat, or onto the upper portions, such as the gear box, of the associated trolling motor, to provide the means for scoping the underwater typography through usage of a universal transducer, as available in the art. The upper end of the transducer shaft connects to a bracket, applied onto the bracket is a geared motor, such as a reversing motor, that can pivot the transducer in an approximate 360-degree direction. The identified bracket mount can secure directly to the side of the boat, in which case the mount separates, for removal of the transducer assembly, or its application therein, in preparation for usage, or the bracket mount may secure to the underside of the trolling motor gear box or housing, and be simultaneously operative in conjunction with the maneuvering of the trolling motor, during its usage, or when positioned into a nonusage location upon the surface of the associated boat. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bracket for holding and a transducer assembly to a boat and providing for an unobstructed underwater scanning by the transducer at an approximately 360° range; comprising said bracket including a housing, said housing formed of male and female portions, one of said male and female portions being secured to the upper side of the boat, the other of said male and female portions holding the transducer assembly; said other portion having a part of said housing, and said housing having a channel provided vertically therethrough, and the transducer assembly having a shaft that extends through the housing channel; said housing portion having connected thereon approximate its upper end a gear box, and a reversible motor operatively connected to the said gear box and when energized operating the gears of the gear box to induce a clockwise or counterclockwise pivot of the transducer shaft to turn the transducer in an approximate 360° range; and the bottom of said shaft incorporating another bracket, and said another bracket securing the transducer for pivot during usage of the transducer assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bracket of claim 1, wherein said male and female portions of said housing slidingly engage together to secure said transducer assembly to the boat during usage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bracket of claim 2, wherein said male portion of the said bracket is formed having an extending T structure, and said female portion of said bracket having a T slot, wherein when securing said male and female portions of said bracket together for transducer assembly usage, said T structure of said male portion slidingly fits within the T slot of the female portion of said bracket. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The bracket of claim 3, wherein said female portion of said bracket is engaged with the upper side of the boat. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bracket of claim 4, wherein said female portion of said housing in contoured to contiguously fit against the upper side of the boat during installation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The bracket of claim 5, wherein said female portion of said housing incorporates integrally lateral extensions that accommodate fasteners to secure the female portion to an upper side of the boat. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The bracket of claim 6, wherein said lateral extensions of the female portion are also contoured for contiguously fitting against the upper side of the boat during installation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bracket of claim 7, wherein said female portion and its lateral extensions are partially formed with arcuate surfaces to provide for securement of the female portion of said housing contiguously against the upper side of the boat. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The bracket of claim 2, wherein said another bracket secured to the bottom of said shaft is an L shaped bracket, the horizontal portion of said L shaped bracket securing to the bottom of the assembly shaft, and the vertical portion of said another bracket securing the transformer for its operations. ### Claim 10 A bracket for holding a transducer assembly to a trolling motor and providing for an unobstructed underwater scanning by the transducer of an approximately 360° range; comprising said bracket including a housing, a flange connecting to the said housing and extending for direct connection with the gear housing of the trolling motor, said bracket housing having a channel provided vertically therethrough and the transducer assembly having a shaft that extends through the channel of the bracket housing; said bracket housing having connected thereon a gear box, and a reversible motor operatively connected with the said gear box and when energized operating the gears of the gear box to induce a clockwise or counterclockwise pivot of the transducer shaft to turn the transducer in an approximate 360° range; and the bottom of said transducer shaft incorporating another bracket, and said another bracket securing the transducer for pivot during usage of the transducer assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The bracket for transducer assembly of claim 10, wherein said another bracket secures said transducer at a downward angle of between about 5° to 15° for the transducer sonar beam to clear the bottom of the trolling motor when scanning the underwater during usage. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The bracket for transducer assembly of claim 11, wherein the said another bracket secures the transducer at a downward angle of approximately 8°. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The bracket for transducer assembly of claim 10, wherein said bracket housing flange connects to the underside of the gear housing of the trolling motor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The bracket for the transducer assembly of claim 11, wherein said trolling motor capable of pivoting between a resting position upon the deck of a boat as when not in usage to an operational position extending downwardly positioned in the water as during usage, and said transducer assembly capable of simultaneously pivoting between the resting position and operative position with the trolling motor during usage. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The bracket for a transducer assembly of claim 11, wherein said transducer is positioned above the trolling motor when located underwater during usage. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The bracket for a transducer assembly of claim 15, wherein said transducer is positioned approximately 5 inches to 8 inches above the associated trolling motor when located underwater during usage. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The bracket for transducer assembly of claim 16, wherein said another bracket secured to the bottom of said transducer shaft is an L shaped bracket, the horizontal portion of said L shaped bracket securing to the bottom of the transducer assembly shaft, and the vertical portion of said another bracket securing the transducer for its operations.