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US 5,180,925 AGranted
Remote switching system for an electric trolling motor
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorMatthew J. Lieb
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Abstract
A remote switching system for an electric trolling motor mounted to a boat includes at least one remote switching station secured to the boat and provided with a foot operated push-button switch actuator, the actuator configured for actuating the switch either momentarily or continuously by movement of the actuator by the operator's foot. A power circuit is designed to connect the remote switching station to the motor in a way which will conserve power and prevent corrosion.
Claims6
A remote switching system for an electric trolling motor mounted in a boat, comprising:
- an electric trolling motor having a control head;
- a portable source of electric power;
- at least one remote switching station adapted to be mounted to the boat and being connected to said motor and to said power source, each said station including a foot-operated actuator means operationally associated with a push-button switch, and said actuator having locking means incorporated therein for releasably locking said switch in a closed position when said actuator means is depressed momentary operaton of said trolling motor or is depressed and rotated for locked ON operation of said trolling motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.