Patent ID: 11939036
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method for making a device for coupling a propulsor to a marine vessel, the method comprising:
configuring a rail to be attachable to the marine vessel;
engaging a carriage with the rail, the carriage being moveable into first and second positions;
pivotally coupling a shaft at a first end thereof to the marine vessel, a second end of the shaft being configured for coupling to the propulsor;
configuring an actuator to pivot the shaft relative to the marine vessel to thereby move the propulsor into and between stowed and deployed positions; and
configuring a lock to be manually operable to fix the carriage in the first position in which the actuator prevents manual pivoting of the shaft and alternatively in the second position in which the shaft is permitted to be manually pivoted.