Trolling motor with sonar transducer
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1. A trolling motor system comprising:
- a lower propulsion unit having a front end and a rear end, wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a propeller at the rear end; and
a sonar transducer received at least partially within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the sonar transducer is removably received within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the lower propulsion unit has an interior and an exterior, wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a radially extending cavity extending from the exterior to the interior and wherein the cavity removably receives the sonar transducer.
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Abstract
A trolling motor system includes a lower propulsion unit and a transducer assembly. The lower propulsion unit has an external cavity extending into the lower propulsion unit. The transducer assembly includes a sonar transducer and a mount coupled to the sonar transducer. The mount releasably secures the sonar transducer within the cavity. In one exemplary embodiment, the mount includes at least one fastener releasably coupling the mount to the lower propulsion unit. In one exemplary embodiment, the mount releasably secures the sonar transducer within the lower propulsion unit proximate a rear end of the lower propulsion unit.
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1. A trolling motor system comprising:
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a lower propulsion unit having a front end and a rear end, wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a propeller at the rear end; and
a sonar transducer received at least partially within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the sonar transducer is removably received within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the lower propulsion unit has an interior and an exterior, wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a radially extending cavity extending from the exterior to the interior and wherein the cavity removably receives the sonar transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. A trolling motor system comprising:
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a lower propulsion unit having a front end and a rear end, wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a propeller at the rear end; and
a sonar transducer received at least partially within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the sonar transducer is removably received within the lower propulsion unit proximate the rear end;
wherein the lower propulsion unit includes a motor having a brush card proximate the rear end.
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9. A trolling motor system comprising:
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a lower propulsion unit having an external cavity extending into the lower propulsion unit; and
a transducer assembly including;
a sonar transducer; and
a mount coupled to the sonar transducer, the mount being fastened to the lower propulsion unit and releasably securing the sonar transducer within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A transducer assembly for use with a lower propulsion unit having an external cavity extending into the lower propulsion unit, the transducer assembly comprising:
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a sonar transducer;
a mount coupled to the sonar transducer, the mount adapted to be fastened to the lower propulsion unit and configured to releasably couple the sonar transducer to the lower propulsion unit within the external cavity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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