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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1996
William A. Henderson, Starkville, MS (US);
Rodney D. Davis, Tupelo, MS (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A trolling motor column is supported in a support frame by virtue of the ball and socket connection. The column passes through the ball. The ball has a bore through which the column extends. The column may be secured in different positions to the bore or a tube which extends from the bore in the ball. The support framework houses the socket which surrounds the ball. A clutch mechanism is provided to regulate the degree of force required to displace the ball within the socket. A neutral or vertical position indicator on the ball and socket is provided to easily reposition the column to near vertical after an encounter with an underwater object. As a result, the column can flex in a multiplicity of planes around a 360° circle.