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Transducer mounting bracket

  • US 3,989,216 A
  • Filed: 10/16/1975
  • Issued: 11/02/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bracket for mounting an acoustic transducer to a boat or the like, comprising:

  • shaft means,means for coupling said shaft means to a boat or the like with the shaft means located with its lower end in the water, said means for coupling said shaft means to said boat including structure for allowing universal pivotal movement of said shaft such that substantially vertical positioning of said shaft can be effected regardless of the attitude of said boat and such that reflections of acoustic energy from said acoustic transducer can be interpreted correctly;

    a transducer support mount pivotally coupled to the lower end of said shaft means for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of said shaft means,means for rotating said shaft means about its said longitudinal axis, andmeans for pivoting said mount and hence a transducer when supported by said mount between first and second angular positions,said mount when in said first angular position allowing the transducer to transmit and receive signals generally in the direction of the axis of said shaft means for measuring distance vertically to a reflecting object, as for measuring water depth,said mount in second position allowing the transducer to transmit and receive signals in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of said shaft means.

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