Supports – Machinery support – For outboard motor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-24
2001-05-08
King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Machinery support
For outboard motor
C440S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06227514
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention is directed to a support bracket and in particular, to a support bracket to be mounted on an upright surface and to which selected items may be attached.
2. Description of Related Art
Many support brackets are known to which items may be attached. In the field of boats, fishing gear and fishing equipment, the following brackets are disclosed. In U.S. Pat. No. 3,802,652, Holton Jr. discloses a bracket for a fishing rod with an angled arm having an opening for the fishing rod at the top portion of the arm. The bottom end of the angled arm is received in a bracket attached to the gunwale of the boat. In U.S. Pat. No. 3,844,519, Garrett discloses a holder for displaying a gasoline lantern on a small boat. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,007,902, Pettee discloses a fishing rod holder comprised of hollow interconnecting upper and lower members positioned at acute angles to each other and attached to a boat hull. An opening is provided on the upper member for a fishing pole.
There is a need for a simple bracket which is easily mounted on a surface such as the back or gunwale of a small boat and to which items may be attached.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a versatile simple bracket which is easily mounted.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a support bracket which can be angled in at least two different directions.
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, there is disclosed a bracket to be mounted on an upright surface on a boat, wherein the bracket is a support for fishing equipment. The bracket has, in combination, an elongated lower body having a first end, an opposite second end, a first side and an opposite second side, a front face and an opposite back face. The first end has a width greater than the second end wherein the lower body has a side to side wedge shape. The front face and the back face have a distance therebetween, the distance being greater at the first end than at the second end such that the lower body has a front to back wedge shape. The first end of the lower body is substantially at right angles with respect to the sides and the faces of the lower body. An upper body has a first face and an opposite second face, a first side and an opposite second side, a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the upper body is substantially at right angles with respect to the faces and sides of the upper body. The second end of the upper body is formed at a selected angle with respect to the faces of the upper body. When the first end of the upper body abuts the first end of the lower body, the lower body and the upper body are coplanar; when the second end of the upper body abuts the first end of the lower body, the upper body is disposed at the selected angle with respect to the lower body. Means are provided for attaching the first end of the body to a selected end of the upper body. Means are provided for attaching the lower body to the upright surface on the boat, such that the bracket serves as a support to which selected fishing equipment may be removably connected.
In further accordance with the teachings of the present invention, there is disclosed a bracket with a wedge-shaped lower body having a first end and an opposite second end. The second end is more narrow than the first end. An upper body has a first end and an opposite second end, a first face and an opposite second face. The first end of the upper body is at a right angle with respect to the faces of the upper body, the second end of the upper body is at a selected angle with respect to the faces of the upper body. Means are provided to attach the first end of the lower body to a selected end of the upper body. When the first end of the lower body is attached to the first end of the upper body, the lower body and the upper body are coplanar. When the first end of the lower body is attached to the second end of the upper body, the upper body is disposed at a selected angle with respect to the lower body. The upper body of the bracket serves as a support to which selected objects may be removably connected.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the enclosed drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2497490 (1950-02-01), Daniels
patent: 3802652 (1974-04-01), Holton, Jr.
patent: 3844519 (1974-10-01), Garrett
patent: 4007902 (1977-02-01), Pettee
patent: 5100349 (1992-03-01), Perkins et al.
patent: 5704308 (1998-01-01), Anderson
patent: 5795202 (1998-08-01), Williams
patent: 6098950 (2000-08-01), Zupan
Bloom Leonard
King Anita M.
Sy Holly N.
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