Patent ID: 8790145

Claim:
An emergency drive unit for a boat capable of being quickly and compactly collapsed for storage and capable of being quickly and easily assembled for use, comprising: a drive motor and a coupling for selectively connecting the same to a power supply for said drive motor; a first tubular segment having two ends, said drive motor proximally secured to one end of said first tubular segment, and a first drive shaft component extending and mechanically connected to and from said motor through and within said first tubular segment; a second tubular segment having two ends and a propeller rotatively and distally secured to one of said ends, said second tubular segment having a second drive shaft component secured through and within said second tubular segment and mechanically connected to said propeller; said first tubular segment and said second tubular segment being selectively quickly and manually mechanically connectible by a connecting means to one another such that the combined length of said tubular segments when connected together is greater than the length of said individual tubular segments when not connected and such that when connected by said connection means the torque provided by said motor, when connected to and provided with power from said power supply, is transmitted to said first drive shaft component and then to said second drive shaft component to thereby rotate said propeller; and a mechanical mounting mechanism held on one of said tubular segments to hold the same to a wall of a boat.