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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip K. Gaynor, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Steve L. Van Camp, Cascade, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 1/22 ;
Abstract
A trim tab control system is provided in which four buttons or switches are provided for the marine operator in which the operator can select to raise the bow, raise the stern, raise the port side of the boat, or raise the stern side of the boat in relative terms, and the system will automatically position the trim tabs to most efficiently achieve the operator's demanded change in position of the marine vessel.