Patent ID: 11932369
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A device for coupling a propulsor to a marine vessel, the device comprising:
a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to an underside of the marine vessel;
a carriage coupled to the propulsor and configured to slide horizontally into the mounting bracket into a fixed position, wherein the propulsor is coupled to the carriage so as to be moveable relative to the carriage between stowed and deployed positions, and wherein the propulsor is closer to the mounting bracket when the shaft is in the stowed position than in the deployed position; and
a member engageable to prevent the carriage from sliding out of the fixed position;
wherein the propulsor is coupled to the marine vessel by sliding the carriage into the fixed position and engaging the member, and wherein the propulsor is decoupled from the marine vessel by disengaging the member and sliding the carriage out of the mounting bracket.