Patent ID: 6523838
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B62B,B63H

Abstract:
An outboard motor caddy and stand comprising:hand truck structure comprising: vertically extending uprights, including upper and lower portions; wheels carried adjacent said lower portions of said vertically extending uprights; a handle portion carried adjacent an upper portion of said vertically extending uprights; a lift plate extending transversely from a lowermost portion of said vertically extending uprights; and rigidly connected there to motor support structure rigidly connected to said hand truck structure and comprising: vertically extending motor support rails spaced from and essentially parallel to said vertically extending uprights; a horizontally extending motor mount carried by and supported on top of said vertically extending support rails, said motor mount comprising a vertically extending dimension defining a surface against which a mount of an outboard motor is engageable for securing an outboard motor to said motor caddy and stand in an essentially vertically position; horizontally extending offset braces extending between upper portions of said vertically extending uprights and upper portions of said vertically extending motor support rails; stabilizing bars extending downwardly from an upper portion of said vertically extending uprights to an intermediate portion of said motor support rails; a lower a gas tank support frame disposed above said lift plate and extending between a lower portion of said vertically extending uprights and said vertically extending motor support rails whereby an outboard motor and gas tank can be readily supported on said outboard motor caddy for test running and transporting.