Weed deflection device
OwnerDon Rossinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a deflection device for a trolling motor assembly that deflects aquatic vegetation and other waterborne debris. The deflection device includes a deflector plate disposed on one side of a down shaft of the trolling motor and a cutting member disposed on an opposite side. The deflector plate includes a bottom edge, an oblique front edge, a rear edge, a first and second angled leg that each extend outward from the rear edge, and a top edge. The cutting member includes at least one cutting edge disposed adjacent to a location where a propeller of the trolling motor is mounted.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a deflector plate positioned on a side of a down shaft of a trolling motor, the deflector plate including a bottom edge that extends forwardly from the down shaft, a front edge that extends upwardly from one end of the bottom edge, a rear edge that extends upwardly from an opposite end of the bottom edge, a first leg that extends outward from the rear edge in one direction, a second leg that extends outward from the rear edge in another direction, and a top edge that extends between the oblique front edge and the rear edge.
A trolling motor comprising:
- a motor unit disposed on a lower end of a down shaft, wherein the motor unit includes a propeller and a motor housing with a nose piece and a tail piece;
- a deflector plate on one side of the down shaft above the nose piece, the deflector plate including a bottom edge that extends forwardly from the down shaft, a front edge that extends forwardly and upwardly from one end of the bottom edge, a rear edge that extends upwardly from an opposite end of the bottom edge, wherein the rear edge is defined by the downshaft, a first leg that extends outward from the rear edge in one direction, a second leg that extends outward from the rear edge in another direction, and a top edge that extends between the front edge and the rear edge.
A device for retrofitting a deflector to a trolling motor, comprising:
- a bracket that encompasses a down shaft of the trolling motor;
- a deflector plate positioned on a first part of the bracket, the deflector plate including a bottom portion that extends forwardly from the first part of the bracket, a front portion that extends upward from one end of the bottom portion, a wedge-or angularly-shaped rear portion that extends upward from an opposite end of the bottom portion, and a flat portion that extends between the bottom, front, and rear frame portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.