Patent ID: 8627779

Claim:
A jack plate comprising: a mounting assembly having first and second spacing brackets connected by a transom plate, each of the first and second spacing brackets having a forward side and a rearward side, each of the spacing brackets having parallel inwardly facing channels at the rearward sides, each of the spacing brackets having a recessed region for receiving the transom plate, the transom plate having a pair of opposing sides and four exterior corners, when the transom plate is viewed from the front, a first pair of the four exterior corners is engaged with the first spacing bracket on the recessed region of said first spacing bracket and a second pair of the four exterior corners is engaged with the second spacing bracket on the recessed region of said second spacing bracket; a motor lift including a lift plate extending between a first bearing and a second bearing, each bearing having a slot to receive a side of the lift plate; and wherein the channels are adapted to conformingly receive the first and second bearings.