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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Horizon Hobby, Llc, Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rafael Lopez, Champaign, IL (US);
Jukka Steenari, Champaign, IL (US);
Scott Hughes, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
HORIZON HOBBY, LLC, Champaign, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 7/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 7/003 (2013.01); B63B 2035/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A remote control boat that includes a self-righting apparatus adapted to right the boat after it has capsized. In some embodiments, a weighted coupler is attached to the motor output shaft and the drive shaft to prevent the drive shaft from moving for a period of time after the motor is turned on. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a set screw configuration. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a collet-type configuration.