Outboard motor cart
OwnerWilliam F. Peetzinventor
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Abstract
The cart has a clamp securing it to the cavitation plate on the stem of the motor. The cart stands upright on two rear wheels and a front leg, allowing it to be tilted and wheeled up or down stairs. An arched frame partially surrounds and protects the propeller.
Claims5
A cart for moving and storing marine outboard motors of the type having a vertical stem with a motor on the upper end of the stem and a propeller and horizontal cavitation plate on the lower end of the stem, comprising a pair of horizontal rails engageable with one face of said cavitation plate on opposite sides of said stem, means engageable with the opposite face of said cavitation plate to clamp said cavitation plate against said rails, a support leg at one end of said rails, a pair of support legs at the opposite end of said rails and wheels on said pair of legs, said first leg being a front leg and said pair of legs being rear legs, said pair of rear legs and said wheels being disposed on opposite lateral sides of said propeller, said pair of rear legs assuming the shape of an arch around the top and sides of the propeller, said clamping means comprising a second pair of rails on opposite sides of said stem parallel with said first rails, said first pair of rails being integral with said front leg and engaging the top face of said cavitation plate said second pair of rails being integral with said rear legs and engaging the bottom face of said cavitation plate.
A cart for moving and storing marine outboard motors of the type having a vertical stem with a motor on the upper end of the stem and a propeller and horizontal cavitation plate on the lower end of the stem, comprising a front frame and a rear frame and means for clamping said cavitation plate between parts of said front and rear frames to secure the cart to the outboard motor, said front frame having a front leg in front of said stem and said rear frame having a pair of rear legs behind said propeller, said rear legs being equipped with wheels on opposite lateral sides of said propeller, said pair of rear legs assuming the shape of an arch around the top and sides of said propeller, said means for clamping said cavitation plate comprising a pair of rails on said front leg arranged to engage one face of said cavitation plate and a pair of rails on said arch arranged to engage the opposite face of the cavitation plate, a layer of cushion material on the plate engaging surface of each of said rails, said rails on said front leg engaging the top face of the cavitation plate and said rails on said arch engaging the bottom face of the cavitation plate, and a cross bar on said front leg to support the front ends of said rails on said arch.
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