Device for remotely steering a boat
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1. A device for remotely steering a boat having a steering wheel and a mounting surface adjacent the steering wheel, the device comprising:
- a motor housing;
reversible motor means in the housing;
a friction drive wheel connected to the motor for frictionally driving the steering wheel;
a remotely locatable motor control for selectively rotating the motor means in the desired direction of rotation and thereby steering the boat;
hinge means connectable to the mounting surface for hingedly mounting the motor housing, the hinge means comprising a mounting member for mounting on the boat, the mounting member having a slot, and a pin on the housing receivable in the slot; and
resilient means connectable to the motor housing for biasing the motor housing towards the steering wheel so the friction wheel engages the steering wheel.
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Abstract
A device for remotely steering a boat includes a friction drive wheel for frictionally driving the steering wheel of the boat. There is a reversible motor connected to the friction wheel for rotating the friction wheel. Shock cords resiliently bias the friction wheel towards the steering wheel. A remotely locatable motor control selectively rotates the motor in a desired direction of rotation and thereby steers the boat as the friction wheel rotates the steering wheel.
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1. A device for remotely steering a boat having a steering wheel and a mounting surface adjacent the steering wheel, the device comprising:
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a motor housing; reversible motor means in the housing; a friction drive wheel connected to the motor for frictionally driving the steering wheel; a remotely locatable motor control for selectively rotating the motor means in the desired direction of rotation and thereby steering the boat; hinge means connectable to the mounting surface for hingedly mounting the motor housing, the hinge means comprising a mounting member for mounting on the boat, the mounting member having a slot, and a pin on the housing receivable in the slot; and resilient means connectable to the motor housing for biasing the motor housing towards the steering wheel so the friction wheel engages the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for remotely steering a boat having a steering wheel and a mounting surface adjacent the steering wheel, the device comprising:
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a motor housing; reversible motor means in the housing; a friction drive wheel connected to the motor means for frictionally driving the steering wheel;
a remotely locatable motor control for selectively rotating the motor means in the desired direction of rotation and thereby steering the boat;
hinge means connectable to the mounting surface for hingedly mounting the motor housing; and
resilient means connectable to the motor housing for biasing the motor housing towards the steering wheel so the friction wheel engages the steering wheel, the resilient means comprising two lengths of stretchable cord, each said length having a first end connectable or connected to the housing and a second end connectable to the boat at a position such that the lengths of cord are stretched and thereby bias the housing so the friction wheel presses against the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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