Outrigger pivot assembly
First Claim
1. To rotatably support an outrigger fishing assembly having a shaft bottom end, an outrigger pivot assembly comprising:
- a support housing, said support housing being coupled to a support surface,a positioning member structured to receive the shaft bottom end therein and structured to be matingly engaged with said support housing,said positioning member being structured to rotate relative to said support housing and to correspondingly rotate the outrigger fishing assembly upon rotation thereof,a handle assembly extending out from said support housing and structured to rotate said positioning member upon pivoted movement thereof relative to said support housing,a lock assembly including at least a first position and a second position and structured to selectively retain said handle assembly in said first and said second positions so as to prevent inadvertent movement therefrom,said lock assembly including a channel defined in said support housing and structured to define said first position, said second position, and a connection segment communicably disposed therebetween, andsaid handle assembly being structured to selectively move through said connection segment so as to correspondingly move between said first and said second positions.
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Abstract
An outrigger pivot assembly structured to rotatably support an outrigger fishing assembly having a shaft bottom end, the pivot assembly including a support housing coupled to a support surface of a boat and structured to generally receive and support a positioning member therein. The positioning member, which is coupled with the shaft bottom end of the outrigger fishing assembly, is structured to rotate the outrigger fishing assembly upon rotation thereof relative to the support housing. A outrigger pivot assembly further includes a handle assembly structured to rotate the positioning member and outrigger fishing assembly upon pivoted movement thereof about a perimeter of the support housing, and a lock assembly having a channel with at least a first position, a second position and a connection segment wherethrough the handle assembly is structured to selectively move when not being retained in place as a result of a structure of said lock assembly.
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13 Claims
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1. To rotatably support an outrigger fishing assembly having a shaft bottom end, an outrigger pivot assembly comprising:
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a support housing, said support housing being coupled to a support surface, a positioning member structured to receive the shaft bottom end therein and structured to be matingly engaged with said support housing, said positioning member being structured to rotate relative to said support housing and to correspondingly rotate the outrigger fishing assembly upon rotation thereof, a handle assembly extending out from said support housing and structured to rotate said positioning member upon pivoted movement thereof relative to said support housing, a lock assembly including at least a first position and a second position and structured to selectively retain said handle assembly in said first and said second positions so as to prevent inadvertent movement therefrom, said lock assembly including a channel defined in said support housing and structured to define said first position, said second position, and a connection segment communicably disposed therebetween, and said handle assembly being structured to selectively move through said connection segment so as to correspondingly move between said first and said second positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. To rotatably support an outrigger fishing assembly having a shaft bottom end, an outrigger pivot assembly comprising:
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a support housing, said support housing being coupled to a support surface, a positioning member structured to receive the shaft bottom end therein and structured to be matingly engaged with said support housing, said positioning member being structured to rotate relative to said support housing and to correspondingly rotate the outrigger fishing assembly upon rotation thereof, a handle assembly extending out from said support housing and structured to rotate said positioning member upon pivoted movement thereof relative to said support housing, a lock assembly including at least a first position and a second position and structured to selectively retain said handle assembly in said first and said second positions so as to prevent inadvertent movement therefrom, said lock assembly including a channel defined in said support housing and structured to define said first position, said second position, and a connection segment communicably disposed therebetween, said handle assembly being structured to selectively move through said connection segment so as to correspondingly move between said first and said second positions, said connection segment being generally narrower than said first position and said second position so as to restrict movement of said handle assembly therethrough between said first and said second positions, said handle assembly including a connection shaft structured to be disposed in said channel, said connection shaft being rotatable between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation, said unlocked orientation of said handle assembly being structured to permit slided movement of said connection shaft through said connection segment of said channel, said locked orientation of said handle assembly being structured to restrict slided movement of said connection shaft out of said first and said second positions and into said connection segment, and a shroud assembly coupled with said handle assembly and structured to rotate about said support housing upon pivoting movement of said handle assembly about a perimeter of said support housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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