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

Claim 19:
20. A device for coupling a propulsor to a marine vessel, the device comprising:
a rail configured for attachment to the marine vessel, the rail comprising opposing c-channels that each define an engaged opening and a disengaged opening therein;
a carriage positioned within the opposing c-channels to slide therein along a longitudinal axis, wherein the opposing c-channels prevent the carriage from moving in transverse and vertical axes that are perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal axis, and wherein a carriage opening is defined through the carriage parallel to the transverse axis;
a shaft having a first end pivotally coupled to the marine vessel and a second end for coupling to the propulsor;
an actuator configured to pivot the shaft relative to the marine vessel to thereby move the propulsor into and between stowed and deployed positions, the actuator being pivotally coupled to the carriage; and
a pin configured to select between the actuator being engaged and disengaged, wherein the actuator is engaged when the pin is received through the engaged openings in the rails and the carriage opening such that the pin prevents the carriage from sliding along the rail, and wherein the actuator system is disengaged when the pin is received through the disengaged openings in the rails and the carriage opening, wherein the shaft is manually pivotable only when the actuator is disengaged.