Electro-mechanical foot control for trolling motors

Details Electro-mechanical foot control for trolling motors Electro-mechanical foot control for trolling motors

1999-07-16

2000-10-03

Morano, S. Joseph

Marine propulsion

Electric drive for propelling means

With foot control

114144RE, 114144A, B60L 1520, B63H 2500

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061264970

ABSTRACT:
A foot operated control for controlling both the steering and speed of a trolling motor that is mounted on a boat. The foot control includes an on-off switch disposed on a conically shaped, rotatable foot plate which can support an operator's entire body weight when operating and can be accessed by the foot of an operator from plural sides without repositioning the foot control on a boat deck. The rotatable foot plate overlays a thrust bearing that is secured to a flat bodied base plate. When the foot plate is rotated by the operator's foot, motion is transferred through a mechanism, e.g. a rack and pinion, that is recessed in base plate. The rack is connected to the trolling motor by a flexible control cable, and when foot plate is rotated, the trolling motor rotates up to a desired one to one angular ratio with foot plate. A speed control knob which has a relatively large diameter and is located higher than the foot plate gives greater visibility as to speed control setting and ease of turning by the foot of an operator.

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patent: 5582526 (1996-12-01), Cook, III

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