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US 8,474,391 B1Granted
Trolling plate assembly
OwnerKevin H. Hageninventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a trolling plate assembly that uses a novel and non-obvious cam mechanism that is easy for the user to engage and re-engage when needed but also permits the trolling plate to lift automatically when the force of water from the outboard motor increases past a user adjustable predetermined point.
Claims20
A trolling plate assembly, comprising:
- a. a bracket attachable to a water craft propulsion unit or to a water craft;
- b. a trolling plate that is reversibly pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- c. a cam mechanism positioned at said horizontal axis and connectivity linked to said bracket and said trolling plate, said cam mechanism comprising at least one cam pair, each cam pair comprising first and second inter-meshable cams held in a first meshed position by spring pressure, wherein said first and second inter-meshable cams are separated and rotate relative to each other when pressure is applied to said trolling plate and remesh in a second meshed position when said second position is reached.
A trolling plate assembly, comprising:
- a. a bracket attachable to a water craft propulsion unit or to a water craft;
- b. a trolling plate that is reversibly pivotable about a horizontal axis;
- c. a cam mechanism positioned at said horizontal axis and connectivity linked to said bracket and said trolling plate, said cam mechanism comprising at least two cam pairs, each cam pair comprising first and second inter-meshable cams held in a first meshed position by spring pressure, wherein said first and second inter-meshable cams are separated and rotate relative to each other when pressure is applied to said trolling plate and remesh in a second meshed position when said second position is reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.