US 12,235,356 B2
Sonar system and position indicator therefor
Nicholas Bashford, Salisbury, NC (US); and Carson Orellana, Mooresville, NC (US)
Assigned to CS Pro Solutions LLC, Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by CS Pro Solutions LLC, Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,603.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/332,377, filed on Apr. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333246 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Prior Publication US 2024/0302527 A2, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G01S 15/96 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 15/96 (2013.01) [G01S 7/521 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sonar system mounted to a platform, comprising:
a positioning shaft rotatably connected to the platform;
a motor operably connected to the positioning shaft, wherein operation of the motor causes the positioning shaft to rotate;
a transducer connected to a distal end of the positioning shaft such that rotation of the positioning shaft causes the transducer to rotate, the transducer defining an axis aligned with a sonar field projected by the transducer; and
a position indicator connected to and extending from the positioning shaft to a position viewable by a user, the position indicator being aligned with the axis of the transducer to provide a visual indication to the user of a direction of the sonar field projected by the transducer, wherein the position indicator includes a clamp section configured to secure the position indicator to the positioning shaft and an indicator stick connected to the clamp section to provide visual indication of the direction of the sonar field.