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Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,459 · App. 16/796,507 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Outboard motor support

Inventors: Brian Jordan (Jacksboro, TN); Michael Smith (Jacksboro, TN); Alan Wright (Clinton, TN)
B63H20/06
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Patent No.
US 11,312,459
App. No.
16/796,507
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device to support an outboard motor in a raised position, the device including an elongated support body having first and second ends, a coupling member provided at the first end of the support body and configured to be removably coupled to a stern bracket, and a pair of stabilizing members coupled proximate the second end of the support body, wherein the second end of the support body is configured to contact a motor bracket to maintain the outboard motor in the raised position, and wherein the pair of stabilizing members are configured to be fixable in a position to contact opposite sides of the outboard motor to stabilize the outboard and inhibit lateral movement.

Claims (13)

1. A device to support an outboard motor in a raised position, the device comprising:

an elongated support body having first and second ends;

a coupling member provided at the first end of the support body and configured to be removably coupled to a stern bracket; and

a pair of stabilizing members coupled proximate the second end of the support body;

wherein the second end of the support body is configured to contact a motor bracket to maintain the outboard motor in the raised position;

wherein the pair of stabilizing members are configured to be fixable in a position to contact opposite sides of the outboard motor to stabilize the outboard and inhibit lateral movement;

wherein the stabilizing members are pivotable about coupling connections proximate the second end of the support body;

wherein the stabilizing members are selectively fixable at a first position in which the stabilizing members are retracted, and a second position in which the stabilizing members are contacting the outboard motor; and

wherein the stabilizing members are provided with a plurality of through holes proximate the respective coupling connections, and further comprising a spring-loaded retractable pin to be selectively received in the through holes to fix the stabilizing members in the first or second position.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a contact member provided at the second end of the support body to contact the motor bracket;

wherein the contact member is formed of a vibration damping material different from the support body.

3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a cross member fixed to the contact member, wherein the coupling connections are provided proximate opposite ends of the cross member.

Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62854042 · May 29, 2019
Provisional Application 62808024 · Feb 20, 2019
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