US3601344A
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Canoe motor mount
Assignee: NO MAD MARINE Inc
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Filing: 1969-04-18
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Granted: 1971-08-24
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Expires: 1989-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A canoe motor mount having a motor mount member positionable at the stern of the canoe and being held there by attachment means connected to the canoe. The motor mount member includes a Vshaped notch for resting the member downwardly onto the keel at the canoe stern. The attachment means includes a wedge-shaped portion which can be snugly disposed at the upper edges of the canoe sides and is for various sizes of canoes. Adjustable connectors are included in the attachment means and extend to the motor mount member so that the motor mount member and the wedgeshaped portion can both be in snug contact with the canoe. This renders the entire structure adaptable to canoes of different sizes.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack T Nourse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:24
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H20/00; B63H20/02; B63H20/06; B63B; B63B34/00; B63B34/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
In a mounting for supporting a motor on a canoe having its sides converging and forming the canoe hull terminating at the canoe keel at the juncture of the canoe sides, and with canoe keel being arcuate in an uprightly extending curvature which extends both above and below a horizontal plane through the canoe keel, a motor mount member supported on the canoe keel, attachment means connected between said motor mount member and said canoe for retaining said motor mount member in position on the canoe keel, the improvement comprising said motor mount member being a planar piece uprightly disposed and having an inverted V-shaped notch extending into the bottom edge of said planar piece for nesting downwardly in abutment with the canoe hull at a position above the horizontal plane through the canoe keel to be upwardly supported by the canoe hull, and said attachment means including two spaced-apart walls divergently disposed nd rendering said attachment means with a wedge-shaped portion to conform to and snugly engage the converging opposite sides of the canoe, said attachment means being rigidly connected to both said motor mount member and said canoe in a manner to retain said motor mount member down on said canoe hull and to transmit the thrust of said motor to said attachment means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
In a mounting for supporting a motor on a canoe having its sides converging and forming the canoe hull terminating at the canoe keel at the juncture of the canoe sides, and with canoe keel being arcuate in an uprightly extending curvature which extends both above and below a horizontal plane through the canoe keel, a motor mount member supported on the canoe keel, attachment means connected between said motor mount member and said canoe for retaining said motor mount member in position on the canoe keel, the improvement comprising said motor mount member being a planar piece uprightly disposed and having an inverted V-shaped notch extending into the bottom edge of said planar piece for nesting downwardly in abutment with the canoe hull at a position above the horizontal plane through the canoe keel to be upwardly supported by the canoe hull, and said attachment means including two spaced-apart walls divergently disposed nd rendering said attachment means with a wedge-shaped portion to conform to and snugly engage the converging opposite sides of the canoe, said attachment means being rigidly connected to both said motor mount member and said canoe in a manner to retain said motor mount member down on said canoe hull and to transmit the thrust of said motor to said attachment means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The subject matter of claim 1, wherein said V-shaped notch extends into said motor mount member in one plane and is also V-shaped in the plane transverse to said one plane for abutably receiving both sides of the canoe adjacent the keel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The subject matter of claim 1, including adjustable connectors included in said attachment means for securely spacing said motor mount member and said wedge-shaped portion selective distances apart to conform to different sizes and different angles of convergence of the sides of different canoes when both said motor mount member and said wedge-shaped portion are snugly disposed on the canoe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The subject matter of claim 1, wherein said wedge-shaped portion has a cushion member disposed thereon for abutment with the canoe sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The subject matter of claim 1, and with said canoe having gunnels extending along the upper edges of the canoe sides, and wherein sAid wedge-shaped portion has an adjustably positionable cushion member for snug positioning with said gunnel and to secure said wedge-shaped portion to the canoe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The subject matter of claim 6, wherein said cushion member is also wedge-shaped and movable along said wedge-shaped portion for the snug positioning with said gunnel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The subject matter of claim 1, wherein said attachment means includes rods slidably adjustable between said motor mount member and said wedge-shaped portion for selective spacing between the latter two in snugly affixing them to the canoe.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-08-23 | 1975-02-22 | 1975-08-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-08-23 | 1979-02-22 | 1979-08-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-08-23 | 1983-02-22 | 1983-08-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |