Granted Patent B2

US 12,630,276 · App. 18/187,265 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventor: Cedar Eagle (Carragana, CA)

B63H20/06B63B34/26B63B34/21

Abstract

Claims (36)

1 . A canoe end cap that is configured to be secured to a bow end or a stern end of a canoe wherein the canoe end cap comprises:

a body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body having a width at said second end that is greater than a width at said first end, said body comprising:

a top plate having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge on opposing sides of said body, and an upper surface and a lower surface, among which said lower surface is placeable atop an end of a canoe; and

a first side support and a second side support, said first side support being contiguous with said first lateral edge and extending downward therefrom, said second side support being contiguous with said second lateral edge and extending downward therefrom; and

a motor mount pivotally attached or attachable to the body proximate the first end thereof at a pivot point about which the motor mount is pivotable relative to the body to permit tilting adjustment of the motor mount into different angular orientations relative to the body and the canoe; and

a lock operable to lock the motor mount in any selected one of said different angular orientations relative to the body and the canoe.

2 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 1 , wherein the lock comprise at least one elongated aperture and a fastener engaged or engageable therethrough, said at least one elongated aperture being elongated in shape so as to permit said tilting adjustment of the motor mount into said different angular orientations with the fastener in a loosened state, tightening of which is operable to lock the motor mount in said any selected one said different angular orientations.

3 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 2 , wherein said at least one elongated aperture comprises two elongated apertures in the motor mount at opposing lateral sides thereof that respectively neighbor the opposing sides of the body, said two elongated apertures being aligned with one another for common penetration thereof by the fastener.

4 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the lock comprises a set of cooperating apertures in the body and the motor mount and a fastener engaged or engageable through aligned apertures and operable to lock the motor mount in said any selected one said different angular orientations.

5 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 4 wherein among said set of cooperating apertures, a subset thereof is characterized by an elongated shape to accommodate movement of the fastener therein, in a loosened state of the fastener, during the tilting adjustment of the motor mount, before locking the motor mount in place via tightening of said fastener.

6 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 5 wherein said subset of the cooperating apertures comprises two elongated apertures in the motor mount at opposing lateral sides thereof that respectively neighbor the opposing sides of the body.

7 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor mount straddles the body at the first end thereof.

8 . The canoe end cap end cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the body is shaped and dimensioned such that an end portion of the top plate overhangs from the end of the canoe and spans fully to the first end of the body, and the motor mount straddles the body at the first end thereof thereof in a position cantilevered outwardly from the canoe and out of contact therewith.

9 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor mount is narrower at a lower portion thereof that pivotally attaches to the body than at an upper portion of the motor mount that is configured for secured mounting of an outboard motor thereto.

10 . The canoe end cap as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor mount attaches to the first and second side supports at areas thereof at which the first and second side supports are laterally interconnected by the top plate.

11 . A canoe end cap that is configured to be secured to a bow end or a stern end of a canoe wherein the canoe end cap comprises:

a body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body having a width at said second end that is greater than a width at said first end, said body comprising:

a top plate having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge on opposing sides of said body, and an upper surface and a lower surface, among which said lower surface is placeable atop an end of a canoe; and

first and second side supports that are respectively contiguous with said first and second lateral edges of the top plate, and bend downwardly from the top plate at said first and second lateral edges, respectively;

wherein:

each side support has first and second sections that are respectively adjacent to the first and second ends of the body;

the second section of each side support is characterized by a first bend from which a hanging first segment of the second section hangs downwardly from the respectively lateral edge of the top plate, a second bend from which an in-turned second segment of the second section then turns laterally inward from the hanging first segment, and a third bend from which a down-turned third segment the second section then turns downwardly from the in-turned second segment to form a mechanical fastening interface at which the body is mechanically fastenable to the canoe;

the first section of each side support bends downwardly from the respective lateral edge of the top plate on a shared bend line that is a contiguous extension of the first bend of the second section.

12 . The canoe end cap recited in claim 11 wherein the first section hangs a greater distance from the shared bend line than the hanging first segment of the second section.

13 . The canoe end cap recited in claim 11 wherein the first section of each side support comprises multiple fastening apertures therein at locations thereon that reside beyond the end of the canoe for fastened securement of an additional component to the body.

14 . The canoe end cap of claim 13 wherein said fastening apertures comprise upper and lower apertures residing at different elevations on the first section of each side support.

15 . The canoe end cap of claim 13 in combination with said additional component, wherein said additional component is a motor mount for secured mounting of an outboard motor thereto.

16 . The canoe end cap of claim 15 wherein said motor mount, at a widest portion thereof, is wider than the first end of the body.

17 . A canoe end cap that is configured to be secured to a bow end or a stern end of a canoe wherein the canoe end cap comprises:

a body, said body having a first end and a second end, said body having a width at said second end that is greater than a width at said first end, said body comprising:

a top plate having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge on opposing sides of said body, and an upper surface and a lower surface, among which said lower surface is placeable atop an end of a canoe; and

first and second side supports that are respectively contiguous with said first and second lateral edges of the top plate, and bend downwardly from the top plate at said first and second lateral edges, respectively;

wherein the first and second side supports and the top plate all extend fully to the first end of the body, and the top plate overhangs the end of the canoe in cooperative formation with the first and second side supports of a cantilevered end region of the body that spans beyond the end of the canoe and is wider than said end of the canoe, to enable mounted support thereon of an outboard motor.

18 . The canoe end cap of claim 17 further comprising a motor mount attached or attachable to the cantilevered end region of the body for indirect support thereon of the outboard motor by said motor mount.

19 . The canoe end cap of claim 18 wherein said motor mount, at a widest portion thereof, is wider than the first end of the end cap.

20 . The canoe end cap of claim 18 wherein said motor mount is adjustably tiltable on the cantilevered support between a plurality of different angular orientations relative thereto, and selectively lockable in any selected one of said plurality of different angular orientations.

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