Adjustable height outboard motor mounting

Claim 2

An adjustable height outboard motor mounting to be secured to the transom of a boat and support the mounting brackets of the motor, comprising: a. a plate overlying the outer surface of the transom and having means cooperating with the motor mounting brackets and securing them to the plate; b. upright guide means fixed to the transom parallel to the side edges of the plate and having channels receiving said edges to guide vertical sliding of the plate; c. a lower bracket fixed to each guide means near its bottom; d. an upper bracket spaced above each lower bracket, said plate having a flange at its upper edge and overlying the top of the transom, and the flange extending aft of the plate near the sides thereof above said lower brackets, and each upper bracket secured to the plate and to a portion of the flange extending aft thereof; and e. power operated hydraulic ram means including a piston and cylinder means mounted between each upper and lower bracket, each piston and cylinder means being located in a plane passing between the plate and the motor, whereby the weight of the motor is aft of the piston and cylinder means and the drag of the plate against the transom due to friction and motor thrust is forward of the piston and cylinder means.

Claim 3

An adjustable height outboard motor mounting to be secured to the transom of a boat and support the mounting brackets of the motor, comprising: a. a plate overlying the outer surface of the transom and having means cooperating with the motor mounting brackets and securing them to the plate; b. upright guide means fixed to the transom parallel to the side edges of the plate and having channels receiving said edges to guide vertical sliding of the plate; c. a lower bracket fixed to each guide means near its bottom; d. an upper bracket spaced above each lower bracket; e. means for securing together for unitary vertical movement each upper bracket and the plate and one of the motor brackets, said means for securing comprising means for securing each motor bracket to the plate, and means for securing each upper bracket to one of the motor brackets; and f. power operated hydraulic ram means including a piston and cylinder means mounted between each upper and lower bracket, each piston and cylinder means being located in a plane passing between the plate and the motor, whereby the weight of the motor is aft of the piston and cylinder means and the drag of the plate against the transom due to friction and motor thrust is forward of the piston and cylinder means.

Claim 4

An adjustable height outboard motor mounting to be secured to the transom of a boat and support the mounting brackets of the motor, comprising: a. a plate overlying the outer surface of the transom and having means cooperating with the motor mounting brackets and securing them to the plate; b. upright guide means fixed to the transom parallel to the side edges of the plate and having channels receiving said edges to guide vertical sliding of the plate; c. a lower bracket fixed to each guide means near its bottom; d. an upper bracket spaced above each lower bracket; e. means for securing together for unitary vertical movement each upper bracket and the plate and one of the motor brackets, said means for securing comprising means for securing each motor bracket to the plate, and means for securing each upper bracket to one of the motor brackets; and f. power operated hydraulic ram means including a piston and cylinder means mounted between each upper and lower bracket, each piston and cylinder means being located in a plane passing between the plate and the motor, whereby the weight of the motor is aft of the piston and cylinder means and the drag of the plate against the transom due to friction and motor thrust is forward of the piston and cylinder means.

Claim 5

In an outboard mounting as set forth in claim 1, said plate being divided vertically in its central portion to provide a vertical slot, and said upright guide means including guide means fixed to the transom at the central portion of the plate and having channels to receive the central slot of the plate to guide it for vertical sliding.

Claim 6

In an outboard mounting as set forth in claim 3, said plate having a flange extending all the way across its upper edge and extending forwardly of the plate over the upper edge of the transom, the flange being integrally connected with the plate and reinforcing the plate above the slot.