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US 5,707,262 AGranted
Wireless trim control system for boat drive
OwnerJeffery W. Huntley, William F. Huntleyinventors
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OwnerJeffery W. Huntley, William F. Huntleyinventors
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A system for controlling adjustment of the outboard drive unit of a boat by operation of switches mounted on the steering wheel of the boat. The system provides an "up switch, a "down" switch and a transmitter, each of which is adapted for attachment adjacent the gripping portion of the steering wheel. The transmitter provides wireless command signals to a receiver which is adapted for mounting behind the dashboard of the boat. The receiver in response to reception of the signals actuates an relay interface which in turn actuates a selected "up" or "down" trim relay which is a standard component on boats for which the kit is intended. The actuated trim relay provides electrical power to a conventional boat trim drive mechanism which in accordance with the switch command adjusts the position of the drive unit of the boat. The system may be provided in kit form which would include a transmitter unit and a receiver unit each of which includes the necessary ancillary equipment necessary for operation and for attachment to a boat.
In a boat having a fiberglass dashboard with a face surface and an inner surface, and a steering wheel having a forward surface and a back surface rotatably secured adjacent said dashboard, a drive unit, and power tilt means for tilting said drive unit relative to said boat, a control system for operatively connecting said power tilt means to said steering wheel, said control system comprising:
In a boat having an electrical power supply, a dashboard having a face surface and an inner surface, a steering wheel rotatably attached to said dashboard and having a gripping portion and a plurality of spokes attached thereto each of said spokes having a forward surface and a back surface, a drive unit attached to said boat, and boat trim drive mechanisms for adjusting the position of said drive unit with respect to said boat and boat trim relays for actuation of each said boat trim drive mechanisms, a kit for providing a wireless control system for controlling the adjustment of said drive unit, said kit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.