US 5,309,742 AGranted

Locking device for boat motor

OwnerStephen B. Lawrenceinventor

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Abstract

A locking device for locking an outboard motor onto a boat. The locking device includes a housing of greater length than a line formed between the clamping screws holding the motor onto the transom of the boat. A slot is formed in one side of the housing, and is closed on both ends, permitting only transverse sliding application of the housing onto the clamping screws, with the screw handles being received by and confined within the slot. The locking device also includes a padlock, at least one leg of the shackle of that padlock being insertable through a corresponding leg opening formed for that purpose in the housing. The leg opening is positioned so that the handles are thereby trapped in the slot. The padlock thereby locks the shackle into the body so as to impede unauthorized removal of the housing from the clamping screws, thus forming a stop to prevent sliding removal of the housing from the screws.

Claims9

Dependent claims

In combination:

a support;
clamps for an outboard motor-carrying bracket;
transversely spaced apart clamp securing screws for securing said clamps to said support, each clamp securing screw having a head and a shank;
a one-piece housing of greater length than a line extending between said clamp securing members, said one-piece housing having a single, continuous slot formed in one side thereof, said slot being closed on both ends, to permit transverse sliding application of said housing axially onto said securing screws, with the heads of the latter being received by said housing slot and confined within said housing without the requirement of any swinging or sideways sliding of the housing or rotation of the screws;
a padlock, including a shackle and a body, said shackle having at least two legs and said body having means for locking said shackle legs therein;
at least one of the legs of said shackle being insertable through at least one leg opening formed for that purpose in said housing and into said body, said at least one leg opening being positioned so that said heads are trapped in said slot by said padlock.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/954,014Filed 30 Sep 1992 · continuation in part
Priority: 8 Oct 1987
Granted: 10 May 1994
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

E05B 73/0076
For boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof: outboard motors or propellers
B63H 20/02
Outboard propulsion units, e.g. outboard motors or Z-drives; Arrangements thereof on vessels: mounting of propulsion units
B63H 20/007
Outboard propulsion units, e.g. outboard motors or Z-drives; Arrangements thereof on vessels: trolling propulsion units
Y10T 70/40
Locks: portable