Steering system for canoes
OwnerDolphus D. Caton, John R. Ralphinventors
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Abstract
A steering system that is easily attached to and removed from a canoe wherein the system includes a first frame section having adjustable brace members and a sling assembly for gripping the end edge of the canoe. A second frame section, pivotally secured to the first frame section, includes a pair of rudders and associated steering mechanism. A motor mount may also be provided on the second frame section for supporting an outboard motor such that when an obstacle is encountered beneath the surface of the water, the entire second frame section, including rudders, steering mechanism and motor, pivots from a downward operative position to an upward inoperative position, thereby bypassing the obstacle and preventing damage to the system.
Claims10
A steering system for a canoe comprising, in combination:
- A. a first frame section for support across an end of the canoe,
- B. a first pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members secured to the first frame section for engagement with the gunwales of the canoe,
- C. a pivotally adjustable sling assembly secured at its upper portion to the first frame section for conforming engagement with the end edge of the canoe,
- D. a second pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members connecting the lower portion of the sling assembly to the first frame section, and
- E. a second frame section pivotally connected to the first frame section for movement between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position.
A steering system for a canoe comprising, in combination:
- A. a first frame section for support across an end of the canoe,
- B. a first pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members secured to the first frame section for engagement with the gunwales of the canoe,
- C. a sling assembly secured at its upper portion to the first frame section for engagement with the end edge of the canoe,
- D. a second pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members connecting the lower portion of the sling assembly to the first frame section,
- E. a second frame section pivotally connected to the first frame section for movement between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position, and
- F. a horizontal rod connecting the second pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members to the lower portion of the sling assembly, which horizontal rod also serves as an abutment means for the second frame section in its downward operative position.
A steering system for a canoe comprising, in combination:
- A. a first frame section for support across an end of the canoe,
- B. a first pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members secured to the first frame section for engagement with the gunwales of the canoe, which first pair of brace members each include:
- 1. a pair of telescoping members provided with corresponding apertures, and
- 2. a locking bolt detachably secured within the corresponding apertures to maintain the telescoping members in their desired longitudinal adjustment,
- C. a sling assembly secured at its upper portion to the first frame section for engagement with the end edge of the canoe,
- D. a second pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members connecting the lower portion of the sling assembly to the first frame section, which second pair of brace members each include:
- 1. a pair of telescoping members provided with corresponding apertures,
- 2. a locking bolt detachably secured within the corresponding apertures to maintain the pair of telescoping members in their desired longitudinal adjustment, and
- E. a second frame section pivotally connected to the first frame section for movement between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position.
A steering system for a canoe comprising, in combination:
- A. a first frame section for support across an end of the canoe, which first frame section includes:
- 1. a pair of rudder shafts joined for simultaneous rotational movement by a parallel linkage assembly including a plurality of pivotal plates and a plurality of linkage rods joining the pivotal plates,
- 2. a rudder secured at the lower end of each shaft,
- 3. a steering arm secured to the upper end of each shaft for imparting rotational motion thereto, and
- 4. a pair of housings supporting the shafts for rotational movement,
- B. a first pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members secured to the first frame section for engagement with the gunwales of the canoe,
- C. a sling assembly secured at its upper portion to the first frame section for engagement with the end edge of the canoe,
- D. a second pair of longitudinally adjustable brace members connecting the lower portion of the sling assembly to the first frame section, and
- E. a second frame section pivotally connected to the first frame section for movement between an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.