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US 6,789,807 B2Granted
Carrying cart for trolling motor and battery
OwnerDon H. Morrison, Scott Douglas Morrisoninventors
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This invention relates to the field of carts on wheels to make it easier to carry a trolling motor and battery to operate the trolling motor from a store to the customer's boat at a pier. A compartment for the battery is provided at the lower part of the cart above and adjacent to the wheels and a receiving recess for the cylindrical motor housing is provided at the lower part of the cart just forward of the battery compartment. When the cart is pivoted rearwardly on the wheels, the battery compartment and battery thereon is above the wheels and rotated slightly to the rear thereof and the receiving recess for the motor housing and motor thereon is above the wheels and rotated slightly to the front thereof for relatively uniform distribution of the weight of those items to better balance the carrying weight.
A carrying cart for a trolling motor and battery in combination with said trolling motor, said trolling motor including a motor housing, a transom clamping assembly and a motor control assembly, said cart comprising an elongated frame member extending upright having an upper end and a lower end, a wheel assembly below the lower end of said elongated frame member, a battery carrying compartment adjacent said lower end of said elongated frame member and above said wheel assembly, a motor housing receiving portion of said carrying cart located forwardly of said battery carrying compartment, a clamp support member extending outwardly and forwardly of said elongated frame member on which to clamp the transom clamping assembly of said trolling motor, said clamp support member being spaced apart and above said motor housing receiving portion a sufficient distance to more evenly distribute the combined weight of the trolling motor and battery from the lower end of the cart to the upper end thereof when said battery and trolling motor have been loaded thereon.
A carrying cart for a trolling motor and battery in combination with said trolling motor and battery, said trolling motor including a motor housing, a transom clamping assembly and a motor control assembly, said carrying cart including an upwardly extending elongated frame having an upper end and a lower end, a longitudinally extending support portion of said frame extending forwardly from said lower end of said upwardly extending elongated frame, a battery receiving section of said longitudinally extending support portion adjacent said lower end of said upwardly extending elongated frame, a motor housing receiving section of said longitudinally extending support portion forward of said battery receiving section, an axle extending laterally across said lower end of said upwardly extending elongated frame at a location adjacent said battery receiving section, at least one rotatable member mounted for rotation on said axle, said carrying cart being pivotable rearwardly on said axle to a position wherein said battery in place in said battery receiving section and said motor housing in place in said motor housing receiving section are positioned above said axle with at least a portion of said battery being toward the rear of said axle and with at least a portion of said motor housing being toward the front of said axle to thereby substantially distribute the weight of said battery and of said motor housing over said axle to minimize any tendency of said carrying cart to pivot forwardly or rearwardly by virtue of the weight of said battery and of said motor housing carried on said cart.
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