US 12,269,568 B2
Trolling motor rotational control systems
Christopher D. Crawford, Bixby, OK (US); and Blaine Kuehmichel, Wausau, WI (US)
Assigned to Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed by NAVICO, INC., Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,896.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406471 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B63H 20/12 (2006.01); F16H 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/12 (2013.01) [F16H 19/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trolling motor assembly, comprising:
a main housing;
a shaft rotatably coupled with the main housing, the shaft having a longitudinal axis and being rotatable about the longitudinal axis through a first angular displacement exceeding 360 degrees;
a first element disposed within the main housing and coupled with the shaft, the first element defining an axis of rotation that is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, the first element being rotatable through a second angular displacement about the axis of rotation, the first element comprising a first stop;
a second element rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the first element through a third angular displacement, the second element comprising a second stop;
a third element rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the first element and to the second element through a fourth angular displacement, the third element comprising a third stop;
wherein the second angular displacement is greater than the third and fourth angular displacements, and wherein the third angular displacement is greater than the fourth angular displacement.