Ships – Fishing vessel
Patent
1992-03-30
1993-03-09
Basinger, Sherman
Ships
Fishing vessel
43 274, 248520, B63B 3514
Patent
active
051918528
ABSTRACT:
An outrigger device for use with a motorboat upon which the device can be mounted for movement between an inboard storage position and an outboard trolling position includes a tube unit, a position unit moveable relative to the tube unit and a lock unit to releasably prevent such relative movement. The tube unit includes an elongated tube, a first shackle member fixed to its inboard end, a first mounting bracket and a universal joint supporting the shackle member on the first bracket. The position unit includes a V-shaped yoke with clevis members fixed on its ends plus second and third bracket members upon which the clevis members are pivoted. One of such bracket members including a latch to lock the device in an inboard storage position. The lock unit includes a collar through which the elongated tube extends for sliding movement of the collar along the elongated tube and a cam member having a lever extending therefrom by which the cam member may be moved between a lock position which prevents the collar to slide along the tube and an unlock position which permits such collar sliding movement. The device also has a release pin system which allows the outrigger device to be lowered fore or aft for bridge clearance or the like.
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Basinger Sherman
Palmer Carroll F.
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