US 5,634,620 A · Clamp assembly for motor flushing device

Abstract

A universal clamp assembly for remotely placing a motor flushing device over the water inlet ports of an outdrive of a marine motor from either above (twelve o'clock position), below (six o'clock position), to the right (three o'clock position), or to the left (nine o'clock position) of the motor to direct clean, fresh, water through the inlet ports to flush the interior of the motor. In a second embodiment of the universal clamp assembly as depicted in FIG. 3, the universal clamp assembly comprises a first, generally T-shaped, clamp member including a foundation for securing a motor flushing device thereto in a first orientation; and a second, generally Y-shaped, clamp member including a foundation for alternatively securing a motor flushing device thereto in a second orientation. When assembled, the foundation of the first clamp member is in a plane generally perpendicular with the foundation of the second clamp member.

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Dependent claims

A universal clamp assembly for remotely positioning, from a plurality of directions, a device on a predetermined location on a member, said clamp assembly comprising:

first retaining means for retaining the device on said clamp assembly in a first orientation, said first retaining means including a first leg and a second leg;
second retaining means for alternatively retaining the device on the clamp assembly in a second orientation;
and
clamping means adapted to receive a remotely manipulated member for remote manipulation of said clamp assembly whereby said device may be directed to said predetermined location from a plurality of directions.

1 more element

A universal clamp assembly for remotely supporting and positioning a marine motor flushing device in releasably secured relation over water inlet ports of an outdrive of the marine motor, said clamp assembly being adapted to be mounted on an elongated pole and being disposed for permitting access of the flushing device with the water inlet ports remotely from a plurality of directions and comprising:

a first clamp member including a first leg having an upper surface, a generally U-shaped recess in said upper surface of said first leg, an externally threaded bolt fixed to said first leg within said generally U-shaped recess and extending from said upper surface, and a second leg;
a second clamp member including a foundation having a first side surface, a generally U-shaped recess in said first side surface of said foundation, an externally threaded bolt fixed to said foundation within said generally U-shaped recess and extending from said first side surface, a first fork, and a second fork;
means for securing said first clamp member to said second clamp member;
means for selectively engaging the flushing device to secure the flushing device to a selected one of said upper surface of said first leg of said first clamp member and said first side surface of said foundation of said second clamp member;
and
clamping means for releasably securing said elongated pole to said clamp assembly for permitting access of the flushing device with the water inlet ports remotely from a plurality of directions.

3 more elements

a first clamp member including a first leg having an upper surface, and a second leg having an inside surface;
a second clamp member including a foundation having a first side surface, a first fork and a second fork;
means for securing said first clamp member to said second clamp member;
means for selectively engaging the flushing device to secure the flushing device to a selected one of said upper surface of said first leg of said first clamp member and said first side surface of said foundation of said second clamp member;
and
clamping means including a groove within said inside surface of said second leg of said first clamp member and a groove defined by said first and second forks of said second clamp member for releasably securing said elongated pole to said clamp assembly for permitting access of the flushing device with the water inlet ports remotely from a plurality of directions.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Clamp assembly for motor flushing device

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