Patent ID: 9145192
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B63C,G01S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for mounting a transducer to a surface of a vessel, the system comprising: a base adapted to engage the surface of the vessel, the base having edges that define a longitudinal axis; a left side wall extending outwardly from a location adjacent a left edge of the base; a right side wall extending outwardly from a location adjacent a right edge of the base; a bottom wall extending outwardly from a location adjacent a bottom edge of the base, the bottom wall having a bottom hole positioned centrally thereon; a top wall extending outwardly from a location adjacent a top edge of the base, such that an interior void is bound by the base and the walls, the top wall having a top hole positioned centrally thereon; a left inward flange extending from a top of the left side wall, and at least partially covering the interior void; a right inward flange extending from a top of the right side wall, and at least partially covering the interior void; a channel formed in a space between the left inward flange and the right inward flange; a slide bracket adapted to be displaceable within the channel, the slide bracket having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the slide being formed to engage above the left flange and the right flange, the lower portion positioned within the void, the slide further including an aperture formed therein; a rod having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the rod being formed to fit within the top hole and the bottom end of the rod being formed to fit within the bottom hole, the rod being configured to pass through the aperture of the slide bracket and through the channel.