US 11,718,380 B2
Bracket for mounting a thruster to a boat
Gerald Berton, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Assigned to The Yacht Group LLC, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Filed by The Yacht Group, LLC, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,919.
Application 17/872,919 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/538,495, filed on Nov. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,396,355.
Application 17/538,495 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/398,542, filed on Aug. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,220,318.
Application 17/398,542 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/844,085, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,173,985.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371713 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63H 20/06 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/06 (2013.01) [B63H 25/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket for mounting a thruster to a boat, the bracket comprising:
a vertical portion configured to mate with an external surface of a transom of a boat;
a threaded hollow shaft which extends from the vertical portion and is configured to pass through the transom to attach the vertical portion to the boat at the transom;
a horizontal portion that extends horizontally from the vertical portion;
a rotatable thruster mount positioned at a bottom of the horizontal portion for attachment of a thruster to the horizontal portion and which is rotatable in a horizontal plane relative to the horizontal portion.