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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:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
William A Henderson, Starkville, MS (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-6 ; 440 63 ;
Abstract
A movable handle mounted to a trolling motorhead is disclosed. The handle is pivotally adjustable upwardly and downwardly to suit different positions of a fisherman while controlling the trolling motor. The handle spans across the motorhead and acts as a tiller for pivoting the motor about its axis. The resistance to positional changes is adjustable and protective features are provided to prevent damage to the adjustment mechanism in the event of tightening. The handle incorporates therein various controls for the motorhead.