Wireless marine control system

• US 6,264,513 B1
• Filed: 06/17/1999
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Condatis LLC (The Medici Portfolio LLC)
• Original Assignee: Gregory S. Marsh
• Inventors: Marsh, Gregory S.
• Primary Examiner(s): SWINEHART, EDWIN L
• Application Number:
  US09/335,467
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 440/53, 440/1, 440/2, 440/61, 440/40, 440/42, 114/343, 114/286, 114/284, 114/285, 114/287
• US Class Current: 440/53
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 39/061 by using trimflaps, i.e. flaps mounted on the rear of a boat, e.g. speed boat
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 21/213 Levers or the like for controlling the engine or the transmission, e.g. single hand control levers

Abstract

A wireless remote control system for extending the control functions of the electrically actuated control systems of a boat including a plurality of transmitters and receivers, each transmitter capable of generating a signal on two channels and receiver control responsive to each of the two signals and capable of synthesizing a third control signal from the combination of the two signals.

Claims

1. A control apparatus for remotely controlling relay actuated, electrically controlled systems of a boat comprising:

a first wireless transmitter means operating on a first frequency and a second wireless transmitter means operating on a second frequency, said first wireless transmitter means having a first control means for selectively producing a first wireless signal said first frequency in response to an external command and a second control means for producing a second wireless signal on said first frequency in response to an external command, said second wireless transmitter means having a first control means for selectively producing a first wireless signal on said second frequency and a second control means for selectively producing a second wireless signal on said second frequency in response to an external command;

a first receiver means operating on said first frequency for detecting said first and said second wireless signals on said first frequency and a second receiver means operating on said second frequency for detecting said first and said second wireless signals on said second frequency;

decoding and logic means responsive to said first receiver means and responsive to said second receiver means for simultaneously producing a plurality of electrical outputs, each electrical output being produced by the detection of said first and said second wireless signals on said first and said second frequencies and by the detection of the simultaneous combination of said first and said second wireless signals on said first and said second frequencies; and

a relay means responsive to the plurality of electrical outputs of the decoding and logic means for controlling the flow of electric power to said electrically controlled systems.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1, including switching means responsive to said plurality of electrical outputs for locking the state of said plurality of relays.

3. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the first transmitter means is affixed to the boat and the second transmitter means is not affixed to the boat.

4. An apparatus as in claim 3 wherein the transmitter means affixed to the boat uses a rocker switch for its first and second control means.