Patent ID: 7294029

Claim:
A trolling motor mount apparatus, comprising: a base which is attachable to a marine vessel; a transmission structure which is pivotally attached to said base for rotation about a pivot axis; a shaft supported by said transmission structure for movement, relative to said transmission structure, in a direction which is generally parallel to a central axis of said shaft; a motor attached to said shaft; a first retention mechanism for retaining said shaft in a stowed position relative to said base, said first retention mechanism being lockable in said stowed position by movement of said shaft in a first rotational direction about said pivot axis; and a latch component pivotally attached to said transmission structure for movement about a release axis, said latch component comprising a latching surface which is shaped to be received in a first slot formed in said base when said latch component is rotated in a latching direction about said release axis and shaped to be removed from said first slot when said latch component is rotated in an unlatching direction about said release axis.