US 11,987,334 B2
Outboard motor support device
Fredric J. Aichele, Jr., Fort Wayne, IN (US); Nicholas B. Krontz, Columbia City, IN (US); Jason C. Kabot, Fort Wayne, IN (US); and Robert D. Rohr, LaOtto, IN (US)
Assigned to EPCO Products Inc, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed by EPCO Products Inc, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/141,538.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212766 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B63H 20/36 (2006.01); B60P 3/10 (2006.01); B63H 20/02 (2006.01); B63H 20/10 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/36 (2013.01) [B63H 20/02 (2013.01); B60P 3/1066 (2013.01); B63H 20/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An outboard motor support device, comprising:
a first end including a transom mount for releasable connection to a motor transom bracket;
a second end opposite the first end and including a motor support comprising:
first and second arms laterally separated and extending parallel to one another;
a collar extending between and coupled to the first and second arms, the collar and first and second arms unitarily formed with one another and including first and second shoulders, the motor support engageable with a leading edge of a motor lower unit adjacent a cavitation plate of the lower unit to vertically and laterally support the lower unit;
the first and second ends connected by frame members extending along a central axis; and
a pivot joint including a pivot axle disposed perpendicular to the central axis of the frame members.
 
13. An outboard motor support device, comprising:
a first end including a transom mount for releasable connection to a motor transom bracket;
a second end opposite the first end and including a motor support comprising:
first and second arms laterally separated and extending parallel to one another;
a collar extending between and coupled to the first and second arms, the collar and first and second arms including first and second shoulders, the motor support engageable with a leading edge of a motor lower unit adjacent a cavitation plate of the lower unit to vertically and laterally support the lower unit;
the first and second ends connected by frame members extending along a central axis;
a pivot joint including a pivot axle disposed perpendicular to the central axis of the frame members; and
wherein the transom mount further includes two plunger pin mechanisms disposed parallel to one another.