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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Gregory Paul Beamer, Mankato, MN (US);
Wesley Calvin Marcus, St. Peter, MN (US);
Jeffrey L. Crull, McFarland, WI (US);
John A. Miller, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Gregory Paul Beamer, Mankato, MN (US);
Wesley Calvin Marcus, St. Peter, MN (US);
Jeffrey L. Crull, McFarland, WI (US);
John A. Miller, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A modular engine mount (EM) trolling motor/lower unit mounting bracket is provided. The bracket includes a lower mounting EM bracket that is secured to the cavitation plate of a vessel's outboard or I/O. This lower bracket includes a support carriage that supports the trolling motor. It is secured on the bracket by a cap. To accommodate dual trolling motors, a dual bracket is mounted on the lower bracket. This dual bracket includes a central yoke and two lateral support carriages. Caps are then used to secure each of the trolling motors/lower units on the lateral support carriages. In this configuration, the mounting yoke includes a closure structure that mates with the lower bracket to close the trough provided therein. In a tri-motor configuration, this closure structure is not included, and the trolling motor is secured in place on the lower bracket by the central mounting yoke.