US 5,395,271 A · Storage apparatus and method for prop wrench and nut

Abstract

The arrangement and receptacle storing the prop wrench and spare prop nut allow the fisherman to store the necessary tools to quickly replace a prop on a trolling motor on the spot. The prop wrench has three principal components--the prop wrench base, the prop pins, and the prop wrench cap. The prop wrench base has storage compartments to store the spare prop pins, which are secured in place by the prop wrench cap. Both the prop wrench and the spare prop nut are stored in the housing. The housing has preformed molded recesses which correspond, respectively, to the shape of the prop wrench and the prop nut. The spare prop nut and the prop wrench are locked into place within the housing by a lip on the prop wrench base that snaps into a locking relationship with the snap fit on the housing, and is further secured by two tabs located opposite the snap fit within the recess and above the prop wrench assembly. The housing performs its normal function of support for the trolling motor while also providing a handy location to store the equipment described.

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Dependent claims

In combination, a housing for storage and a prop nut and wrench for a boat trolling motor, said housing supporting a boat trolling motor when in use, comprising:

a housing mounted to a boat, said housing having a recess;
a securing member on said housing;
a prop nut, said recess adapted to accept said nut so as to place said nut within said housing;
a prop wrench, said recess adapted to accept said wrench so as to place said wrench at least in part in said recess;
and
said securing member securing said prop nut and said prop wrench to said housing.

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Storage apparatus and method for prop wrench and nut

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Storage apparatus and method for prop wrench and nut

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