Intermediate support for an outboard motor
OwnerFritz-Johann Finzeinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an intermediate support, intended in use to be fixed on the transom or stern of a boat and carries at its free end facing away from the transom a clamping board or plate, on which can be fixed a standard production outboard motor. The intermediate support is provided with a pivot bearing having a vertical or slightly inclined axis, so that the clamping board carrying the outboard motor can be swung to such an extent from a first position, in which the clamping board is disposed parallel to the transom of the boat, to a position in which it extends, for example, parallel to the length direction of the boat. As a supplementary feature, the clamping board of the intermediate support may be adjustable in height.
Claims21
Intermediate support apparatus suitable for mounting an outboard motor on a transom of a boat, said support apparatus comprising:
- fixing means for mounting said support apparatus on said transom,
- connection means secured to said fixing means and being spaced from said transom, said connection means carrying a clamping board to which the outboard motor can be clamped,
- said connection means further including at least one pivot bearing including a pivot axis disposed in a substantially vertical plane, and said connection means further including a first mounting or bearer section between said fixing means and said pivot bearing for mounting said pivot bearing on said fixing means, and a second mounting or bearer section disposed between said pivot axis and said clamping board for mounting said clamping board on said pivot bearing, all such that the distance between said clamping board and said pivot bearing is approximately equal to or greater than the distance between said pivot bearing and said fixing means, when measured along said mounting apparatus,
- said clamping board being movable about said axis between an operating position parallel to the transom and at least one lateral rest position, and
- latching means for selectively fixing the positions of said clamping board in each of these positions.
Intermediate support apparatus suitable for mounting an outboard motor on a transom of a boat, said support apparatus comprising:
- fixing means for mounting said support apparatus on said transom,
- connection means secured to said fixing means and being spaced from said transom, said connection means carrying a clamping board to which the outboard motor can be clamped,
- said connection means further including at least one pivot bearing including a pivot axis disposed in a substantially vertical plane,
- said clamping board being movable about said axis between an operating position parallel to the transom and at least one lateral rest position,
- latching means for selectively fixing the positions of said clamping board in each of these positions, and said connection means further including apparatus operably disposed between said pivot axis and said clamping board for lifting said clamping board with respect to said fixing means.
Intermediate support apparatus suitable for mounting an outboard motor on a transom of a boat, said support apparatus comprising:
- fixing means for mounting said support apparatus on said transom,
- connection means secured to said fixing means and being spaced from said transom, said connection means carrying a clamping board to which the outboard motor can be clamped,
- said connection means further including at least one pivot bearing including a pivot axis disposed in a substantially vertical plane, and between said fixing means and said clamping board,
- said clamping board being pivotable about said axis between an operating position parallel to the transom and at least one lateral rest position, and
- said connection means further including lifting apparatus, at least a portion of which is disposed outboard of said pivot axis, for lifting said clamping board with respect to said fixing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.