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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2021
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Jeremy J. Kraus, Mt. Calvary, WI (US);
Andres Perdomo Tornbaum, Neenah, WI (US);
Tom Geng, Wuxi, CN;
Steven Lu, Suzhou, CN;
Matthew Z. Seta, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Keith W. Schmidt, Stillwater, OK (US);
James E. Erickson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Ronald L. Hall, Stillwater, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A device for supporting a propulsor on a marine vessel. The device includes a base that is fixable to the marine vessel and a pivot arm for coupling the propulsor to the base. An actuator is configured to pivot the pivot arm relative to the base into and between a retracted position and a deployed position. A fastener is engageable to couple the actuator to the pivot arm, where when the fastener is engaged the pivot arm is prevented from pivoting other than by the actuator, and where applying a predetermined force on the pivot arm disengages the fastener to allow the pivot arm to pivot other than by the actuator.