APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A TRANSDUCER TO THE TRANSOM OF A BOAT

• US 3,752,431 A
• Filed: 09/10/1971
• Issued: 08/14/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William E. Mcbride
• Original Assignee: William E. Mcbride
• Inventors: McBride, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US05/179,425
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 248/291,293,4,284,286,292,294 340/8S
• US Class Current: 248/291.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/004 Mounting transducers, e.g. provided with mechanical moving or orienting device mountings specially adapted to a particular sound-producing device, see the preceding groups G10K1/00 - G10K9/00, e.g. G10K1/26, G10K1/28, G10K9/22; arrangements of sonic watch equipment on submarines B63G8/39; buoys B63B22/00

Abstract

This invention relates to apparatus for elevational control of a sonic transducer from the transom of a vessel. The configuration comprises means for mounting a sonic transducer upon a transom of a vessel in order to gain elevational control of the azimuth of the sonic transducer in relation to the water line and further provides a means for protecting the sonic transducer and apparatus from damage by impact with objects during use.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mounting and angularly positioning a transducer to the transom of a boat comprising:

a pivot bracket having the transducer supported thereon;

a transducer bracket affixed to the lower portion of the boat transom, the pivot bracket being pivotally affixed to the transducer bracket;

a pivot arm extending from the pivot bracket;

a mounting bracket affixed to the upper portion of the boat transom;

a generally vertical threaded adjusting rod rotatably and threadably supported to said mounting bracket; and

means coupling the lower end of said adjusting rod to said pivot arm whereby threadably axially positioning said adjusting rod pivots said pivot arm and thereby said transducer.

2. An apparatus for mounting a transducer to the transom of a boat according to claim 2 including:

wherein said means coupling the lower end of said adjusting rod to said pivot arm includes shear pin means.