Spring clip break-away

Details Spring clip break-away Spring clip break-away

1977-08-01

1979-11-27

Foss, J. Franklin

Supports

Machinery support

For outboard motor

115 17, B63H 2126, F16M 102

Patent

active

041757246

ABSTRACT:
A spring clip break-away is used as the upper swivel point on a collar which secures a trolling motor to a retractor mounted on the bow of a fishing boat. The spring clip break-away has at least one spring clip secured to an upper support arm of the retractor with an arcuate section defining a recess for receiving a pin which is rotatably secured to the motor collar. During normal retractor use, the pin is held by the spring clips within the recess. When an unusually large torque is applied to the motor shaft, for example by the motor shaft hitting a submerged log, the motor rotates about a lower swivel point and pulls the pin out of the jaws of the spring clips, thereby allowing the motor and shaft to rotate under the bow and avoid damage to the retractor and the motor. After the log is removed, the pin may be quickly and easily re-positioned in the spring clips to permit immediate use of the retractor and motor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2370232 (1945-02-01), Creekbaum
patent: 3131674 (1964-05-01), Dalton
patent: 3268996 (1966-08-01), Luketa
patent: 3698672 (1972-10-01), Gilbert
patent: 3915417 (1975-10-01), Norton

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