US 5,492,032 A · Boat wheel mounting bracket

Abstract

A steering wheel bracket used to permit the pilot of a marine vessel, such as a sailboat, to steer the vessel from a location remote from the steering wheel. The invention permits the operator to move about the vessel for a better view during such activities as tacking or jibing. It also permits the operator to select between steering methods, i.e. the vessel can be steered via the regular method or it can be a tiller handled vessel. The bracket consists of a first larger block and a second smaller block clamped together around the spoke of and against the inside curvature of the steering wheel. This second smaller block is sized to fit within a notch in the first larger block. One end of a tiller extension removably fits within an opening in the larger block and by using such extension, the operator at the other end of the tiller extension is able to steer the vessel from a remote location.

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Dependent claims

A steering wheel bracket mounted to a spoke of a steering wheel of a marine vessel having a tiller and extension therefor, comprising:

(a) a first block having at least one arcuate and concave side adapted to fit against and engage said steering wheel and having a first elongated groove sized and adapted to accept a spoke of said steering wheel therein, said first block also having an opening therein for the insertion of said tiller extension;
(b) a second block, smaller than said first block, having at least one arcuate and concave side adapted to fit against and engage said steering wheel and having a second elongated groove sized to accept said spoke of said steering wheel therein;
and,
(c) means for clamping said first and second blocks together around said spoke and against the inner perimeter of said steering wheel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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