US2716960A

US2716960A - Outboard motor, hoist, and guide

Info

Publication number: US2716960A
Application number: US401206A
Authority: US
Inventors: Forest H Mccumber
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-12-30
Filing date: 1953-12-30
Publication date: 1955-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 1972-09-06

Description

Sept. 6, 1955 F. H. M CUMBER OUTBOARD MOTOR, HOIST AND GUIDE Filed Dec. 30, 1953 INVENTOR. FarusfE 11 611850 ATTD RN EYS United States Patent OUTBOARD MOTOR, HOIST, AND GUIDE Forest H. McCumber, Port Clinton, Ohio Application December 30, 1953, Serial No. 401,206

3 Claims. (Cl. 115-41) This invention relates to a boat, and more particularly to a mounting for an outboard motor of a boat.

The object of the invention is to provide an outboard motor mounting which will permit the outboard motor to be adjusted to any desired position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting for adjustably supporting an outboard motor on a boat such as an inboard motor boat, the present invention permitting the outboard motor to be adjusted safely and easily.

A further object of the invention is to provide an outboard motor pilot and hoist which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the mounting of the present invention attached to a boat.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the mounting for an outboard motor.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the mounting.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the mounting.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral designates a conventional boat which may be of the inboard type and the present invention is directed to a mounting 12 which permits the boat 10 to have an outboard motor 14 adjustably connected thereto, as shown in Figure l. The boat 10 includes a stern 11, and the mounting 12 includes a frame that embodies a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed tubes or standards 15. Each of the tubes 15 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 16 in its side, Figure 3, for a purpose to be later described.

For securing the mounting to the stern 11 of the boat 10, a plurality of securing elements such as screws 17 extend through suitable openings in the tubes 15 and into engagement with the stern of the boat. Adjustably connected to the pair of tubes 15 is a bracket 18 which includes a body portion 19 that is adapted to be engaged by the conventional or usual clamp on the outboard motor 14. The bracket 18 includes a pair of spaced side arms 20 which each terminate in an inwardly extending finger 21, and the fingers 21 are slidably mounted in the slots 16, Figure 5.

Connected to the bracket 18 or carried thereby is a pair of horizontally disposed spaced

parallel bars

22 and 23, and journaled between these bars is a shaft 24 which has a drum 25 secured thereon. A cable 26 is trained over the drum 25, and the ends of the cable 26 are connected to the outboard motor 14 so that when the drum 25 is rotated the outboard motor 14 can be pivoted about its usual pivotal mounting so that it can be swung from left to right and vice versa.

Patented Sept. 6, 1955 The upper portion of the shaft 24 is provided with a transverse pin 27. For rotating the shaft 24 and drum 25, a crank 29 is provided, and the crank 29 includes a socket portion 28 that is adapted to engage the pin 27, Figure 2. The crank 29 further includes a hand gripping portion 30 for facilitating the rotation thereof. The crank 29 may extend through a bearing 31 which is securedto a support member 32, and the crank 29 is constructed so that it can be moved out of engagement with the shaft 24 when desired.

Interconnecting the lower ends of the tubes 15 together is a crosspiece 33. A brake means is provided for controlling rotation of the drum 25 so as to maintain the drum 25 immobile in its various adjusted positions. This brake means includes a brake band 34 that engages a portion of the drum 25, and the brake band 34 has a screw 35 arranged in engagement therewith. A thumb or wing. nut 36 is arranged in engagement with the screw 35, and a coil spring 37 is circumposed on the screw 35. A plurality of screws or bolts 50 are provided for securing the brake band 34 in place. Once the proper tension has been obtained on the brake band 34, the tension does not have to be adjusted or reset unless the brake band becomes worn, and this braking unit is used only on the piloting section or on drum 25.

Secured to the upper end of each of the tubes 15 is a support member 38 which each support a pulley 39, and the pulleys 39 may be rotatably supported on pins '40, Figure 2. .A cable 41 is trained over each of the pulleys 39, and the cables 41 are connected to a horizontally disposed drum 42 which is secured on a shaft 43. The shaft 43 is journaled between a pair of ears 44 that extend forwardly from the tubes 15, and a transverse pin 45 is carried by the shaft 43. The pin 45 is adapted to be engaged by the socket 28 on the crank 29. Thus, the crank 29' can be moved or disengaged from the shaft 24 and arranged in engagement with the shaft 43 when the drum 42 is to be rotated.

A means is provided for maintaining the drum 42 immobile in its various adjusted positions, and this means comprises a removable pin 47 which is connected to a chain 48 to prevent accidental loss of the pin. The pin 47 is adapted to be projected through any one of a plurality of apertures or openings 46in one of the ears 44; and the apertures 46 may register with similar apertures in the end of the drum 42. Thus, by extending the pin 47' through such registering apertures the drum 42 can be maintained immobile in any adjusted position. i

From the foregoing it is apparent that amounting has been provided for an outboard motor; In use the outboard motor 14 of conventional construction is arranged with its usual clamp arranged inen'gagement with the portion '19 of the bracket 18. Then, to raise or lower the outboard motor 14, the crank 29 is removed from engagement with the shaft 24 and is arranged in engagement with the shaft 43. Then, by rotating the shaft 43 the drum 42 will be rotated so that the cables 41 will lift or permit lowering of the bracket 18, since the lower ends of the cables 41 are connected to the bracket 18. The bracket 18 is slidably connected to the tubes 15 through the medium of the fingers 21 which extend into the slots 16 in the tubes 15. The outboard motor can be tilted about its usual pivotal axis by arranging the crank 29 as shown in Figure 2 so that the drum 25 can be rotated and rotation of the drum 25 will cause the cables 26 to pivot the outboard motor from one side to the other depending upon the direction of rotation of this drum. The pin 47 will maintain the drum 42 immobile in its various adjusted positions, and the brake 34 will maintain the drum 25 immobile after it has been adjusted.

The

cables

41 and 26 may be made of any suitable material such as flexible steel, and the frame can be made of galvanized pipe. The cables 41 pass down through the center of the tubes 15 and are connected to the trolling bracket 18. The adjustable brake 34 engaging the drum 25 prevents vibration of the outboard motor from accidentally moving the motor away from its adjusted positions. The same crank 29 can be used for rotating the drum 42 or the drum 25. Thus, no other tools are necessary to adjust the mounting. The present invention is especially suitable for inboard motor boats when trolling and when an auxiliary motor such as the motor 14 is used in case the inboard motor goes dead. On an inboard boat the stern is so high and the permanent trolling bracket is so low or so near to the water that it is almost impossible for a person to put a motor on or take one off of the trolling bracket alone so that there is a danger of dropping the motor into the water or of the person falling into the water especially if the sea is rough. Thus, the motor has to be put on and taken off again each time it is used because the outboard mo- I tor sets completely below the stern and there is no room between the motor and the stern so that the motor can be tilted up since all makes of outboard motors are designed to tilt up. With the present invention the motor 14 lifts straight up out of the water and straight down into the water and there is also provided means for permitting a small amount of forward tilt. Also, with a permanent trolling bracket on an inboard boat the user has to lean over the stern to reach the steering arm of the motor, but with the present invention the user can guide the device at the top of the stern regardless of its height and the user can change from the use of the inboard motor to the use of the outboard motor or vice versa without even stopping the boat moving. The outboard can be put on the trolling bracket 18 and does not have to be taken off unless it is desired to do so. Also, the mounting is trouble free and ruggedly constructed and the motor can be raised to the top of the stern of the boat for refueling and the motor can be started while in the up position and then lowered into the water and the motor can be raised or-lowered to any desired depth in the water to pass over reefs or sand bars. For outboard motor boats, the stern is cut out lower in order to get the motor into the water deep enough and with a cutout stern the danger of the boat swamping especially in rough water is increased but with the present invention the stern can be raised even higher than the sides if desired and there will be no danger of swamping.

I claim:

1. In an outboard motor mounting, a frame including a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed tubes each provided with an outer longitudinally extending slot, a crosspiece extending between the lower ends of said tubes and secured thereto, a bracket adjustably connected to said tubes and including a body portion, a pair of spaced arms, and inwardly extending fingers extending into said slots, a pair of spaced parallel bars connected to said bracket, :1 first shaft extending through said bars, a drum mounted on said shaft, cable means trained over said drum and adapted to be connected to an outboard motor, a pair of spaced parallel ears extending from said tubes, a second shaft journaled between said pair of cars, a second drum mounted on said second shaft, pulleys supported by the tops of said tubes, cables trained over said second drum and over said pulleys and connected to said bracket, and means for maintaining said second drum immobile in its adjusted positions.

2. in an outboard motor mounting, a frame including a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed tubes each provided with an outer longitudinally extending slot, a crosspiece extending between the lower ends of said tubes and secured thereto, a bracket adjustably connected to said tubes and including a body portion, a pair of spaced arms, and inwardly extending fingers extending into said slots, a pair of spaced parallel bars connected to said bracket, a first shaft extending through said bars, a drum mounted on said shaft, cable means trained over said drum and adapted to be connected to an outboard motor, a pair of spaced parallel ears extending from said tubes, a second shaft journaled between said pair of ears, a second drum mounted on said second shaft, pulleys supported by the tops of said tubes, and cables trained over said second drum and over said pulleys and connected to said bracket, said tubes being provided with openings for receiving securing elements for fastening the frame to a boat.

3. In an outboard motor mounting, a frame including a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed tubes each provided with an outer longitudinally extending slot, a crosspiece extending between the lower ends of said tubes and secured thereto, a bracket adjustably connected to said tubes and including a body portion, a pair of spaced arms, and inwardly extending fingers extending into said slots, a pair of spaced parallel bars connected to said bracket, a first shaft extending through said bars, a drum mounted on said shaft, cable means trained over said drum and adapted to be connected to an outboard motor, a pair of spaced parallel ears extending from said tubes, a second shaft journaled between said pair of cars, a second drum mounted on said second shaft, pulleys supported by the tops of said tubes, cables trained over said second drum and over said pulleys and connected to said bracket, and a brake member arranged in engagement with said first named drum for maintaining said first named drum immobile in its adjusted positions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 712,081 Miller Oct. 28, 1902 1,199,803 McDougall Oct. 3, 1916 1,894,710 Samuelson Jan. 17, 1933 1,966,029 Fahrney July 10, 1934 2,135,907 Miller Nov. 8, 1938