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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Navico Group Americas, Llc, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Spencer David Buchanan, Auckland, NZ;
Paul Robert Bailey, Auckland, NZ;
Aaron J. Burton, Jenks, OK (US);
Samuel B. Carlisle, Caledonia, MI (US);
Navico Group Americas, LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A user input system for controlling operation of a marine device. The user input system having a foot pedal assembly and a detachable control module that can be removably attached to the foot pedal assembly or function independently. The foot pedal assembly and detachable control module are configured to detect user input on the foot pedal and control elements on the detachable control module and process the inputs into instructional signals transmitted electrically over wired or wireless connections to other marine devices to control operational functions of the corresponding marine device. Such a user input system provides a consolidated control of functionality or expanded control of functionality of marine devices from a single control module that can save space and allow a user to control various functions of a marine device at their current position on a watercraft.
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