Support device for a trolling motor
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorMikel E. Janitz
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Abstract
A support device for a trolling motor is attachable to an arm of the trolling motor to provide a cushion between the arm and a deck surface of a boat. This cushion inhibits bouncing of the arm of the trolling motor in response to a boat traveling over rough water or being trailered from one location to another over roads. The support device is attachable to the arm of the trolling motor without additional fasteners, such as screws or clips. It is also movable to different positions along the length of the arm of the trolling motor, thus allowing more than one support device to be attached to the trolling motor mount.
Claims16
A support device for a trolling motor, comprising:
- a support pad shaped to extend across a width of an arm of said trolling motor;
- a first retention member attached to a first end of said support pad;
- a second retention member attached to a second end of said support pad, said first and second retention members being configured to retain said support pad in position relative to said arm of said trolling motor;
- a first distal end extending from said first retention member;
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- a second distal end extending from said second retention member, said first distal end extending in overlapping relation over a first portion of said first retention member to define a first gap therebetween, said second distal end extending in overlapping relation over a second portion of said second retention member to define a second gap therebetween.
A support device for a trolling motor, comprising:
- a cushion shaped to extend across a surface of an arm of said trolling motor;
- a first side member attached to a first end of said cushion;
- a second side member attached to a second end of said cushion, said first and second side members being configured to retain said cushion in position relative to said arm of said trolling motor, a first catch extending in overlapping relation over a first portion of said first side member to define a first gap therebetween, a second catch extending in overlapping relation over a second portion of said second side member to define a second gap therebetween, said first and second gaps being shaped to receive first and second sidewalls of said arm of said trolling motor.
A support device for a trolling motor, comprising:
- a support pad shaped to extend across a surface of a support structure of said trolling motor;
- a first retention member attached to a first end of said support pad;
- a second retention member attached to a second end of said support pad, said first and second retention members being configured to retain said support pad in position relative to said support structure of said trolling motor;
- a first distal end extending in overlapping relation over a first portion of said first retention member to define a first gap therebetween;
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- a second distal end extending in overlapping relation over a second portion of said second retention member to define a second gap therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.