US 11,851,150 B2
Propulsion devices with lock devices and methods of making propulsion devices with lock devices for marine vessels
Andres Perdomo Tornbaum, Neenah, WI (US); Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US); Robert A. Podell, Slinger, WI (US); Jeremy J. Kraus, Mt.Calvary, WI (US); James E. Erickson, Fond du Lac, WI (US); Randall J. Poirier, Fond du Lac, WI (US); Derek J. Fletcher, Oshkosh, WI (US); and Matthew Z. Seta, Fond du Lac, WI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/379,435.
Application 17/379,435 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/185,289, filed on Feb. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,572,146.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266970 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B63H 20/10 (2006.01); B63H 25/42 (2006.01); B63H 20/06 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/10 (2013.01) [B63H 20/06 (2013.01); B63H 25/42 (2013.01); B63H 2025/425 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsion device for a marine vessel having a deck, the propulsion device comprising:
a base configured to be coupled to the marine vessel so as to be below the deck thereof;
a propulsor pivotally coupled to the base via a shaft and pivotable into and between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein the propulsor is configured to propel the marine vessel in water when in the deployed position;
an actuator that pivots the propulsor between the stowed position and the deployed position; and
a lock device having a rigid member and being coupled to the base, the lock device being selectively engageable such that the rigid member selectively supports at least one of the propulsor and the shaft to thereby prevent the propulsor from pivoting away from the stowed position.