US2414946A

US2414946A - Stand or carrier for outboard motors

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Publication number: US2414946A
Application number: US599815A
Authority: US
Inventors: Theodore F Hammermiller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-06-16
Filing date: 1945-06-16
Publication date: 1947-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 1964-01-28

Description

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STAND. OR CARRIER on' OUTBOARJVJVMOTORS Filed June 16, 1945 IN VEN TOR. THEODORE F HAMMERMILLER av v ' Arm RN EYB Patented Jan. 28,1947

' UNITED STAND on CARRIER FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS.

Theodore r. Hammermiller, Buffalo, N. Y.

Application June 16, 1945, Serial No. 599,815

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in carrier and supporting stands for outboard motors, and more particularly, it is my purpose to provide a device of this character which will safely and securely retain and support an outboard motor for purposes of transportation, and which has means forming a stand or support for the outboard motor either in a horizontal position or in an upright or what may be termed a vertical position. Furthermore, my device is so formed that the clamping attachment of an outboard motor is used to clamp the motor to my device, and the frame elements and handle and other parts of my device guard .the motor from injury. In addition, I provide a novel combined axle element and supporting foot which carries the wheels of my device and is movable to a position forming a supporting foot for sustaining my device and outboard motor in an upright position.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and drawing, and it is pointed out that changes in form, size, shape, materials, and construction and arrangement of parts is permissible and within the purview of my broad inventive concept, and the scope of the appended claims.

In .the drawing, wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of my invention:

Figure 1 is a side view of my device when in a horizontal position.

Figure 2 is a vertical elevation of my device.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

In the drawing wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or similar parts:

The numeral l designates the frame of my device which is preferably tubular in construction and has side bars 2 extending spaced apart and parallel as at 2a to each other from the handle 3, and then upwardly and angularly toward each other as at 4 to conform to the contour of the head 5a of the outboard motor 5. The motor 5 has an attaching clamp 6 and between the side bars is mounted a plate I to which the clamp is engaged whereby the outboard motor is rigidly and securely mounted on the frame. The bars 2 meet at 8 to form an intermediate part which is beneath the shaft 9 of the motor, and they are then turned outwardly at right angles to each other as at In and downwardly as at H to form a supporting brace to cooperate with the 6 Claims. (01. 280-53) part 12 in forming a secure support for the frame in a horizontal position as shown in Figure 1. The ends [3 of the bars 2 are turned up from the part II and have openings through which the axle I4 is journalled. Th axle carries traction wheels [5. The axle has an off-set supporting foot part I 6 formed by bending the same at right angles to the ends as at IT and then parallel with the ends as at l8, and the radius is greater than that of the wheels. A coil spring I9 is mounted on the axle between the part I! and the ends [3 and each has its ends attached to the axle and the parts [3 so that the foot part it is normally biased out of engagement with the ground and adjacent to parts [0 of bars 2. A pin or pins 29 are located on parts [3 at a point beyond of rotation of the foot l6'so that by turning the foot l6 about its journals to the position shown in Figure 3, the frame and outboard motor will be supported fully off the ground and securely when leaned against a wall or the like, whereas when the foot is in its passive position, the wheels engage the ground to transport the outboard motor from place to place after the manner of a hand truck.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and advantages of my invention will be apparent, but it is again pointed out that interpretation of its scope should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. An outboard motor carrier and support, comprising a frame, having an intermediate part between its ends and a part bent to accommodate the contour of an outboard motor head, and said part bent downwardly from the intermediate part of the frame to support the frame in a horizontal position, a handle, another part of the frame bent downwardly to cooperate with the first part in supporting the frame in a horizontal position, an axle on the frame formed with an off-set portion forming a foot to support the frame in an upright position, spring means to urge the foot to a passive position, and wheels on the axle to adapt the frame for use as a carrier.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the frame has side bars extending parallel and spaced from each other at the first mentioned part of the frame, and bent at an angle toward each other to lie against, parallel and in contact with each other at the intermediate part of the frame, an attaching member for an outboard motor between the side bars at the first part of the frame, and the side bars bent outwardly at right angles to the intermediate part to form the latter part of the frame, and then bent parallel to each other at the ends to mount the axle.

3. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein stops are provided for preventing rotation of the supporting foot beyond a predetermined limit.

4. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the spring means are engaged with the axle and the frame to hold the foot in a normally passive position, and wherein said springs are located between the foot and the ends of the frames supporting the axle.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein a transverse fiat plate-like member is provided on the frame to attach the clamp of an outboard motor, and wherein the radius of the foot from its axis of rotation is greater than the radius of the wheels.

6. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the frame is of tubular construction and has a handle at one end and traction wheels at the other end, and wherein the supporting foot is located between the Wheels, and wherein the horizontal supports of the frame are bent from the frame in the same direction and are located at opposite ends of the intermediate portion of the frame.

THEODORE F. HAMMER/MILLER.