公开(公告)号：US12263928B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US17589025

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: NAVICO, INC.

Inventor： Lonnie Shere, Jr. ,  Christopher D. Crawford

IPC: B63H20/02 ,  B63B79/10 ,  B63B79/40 ,  B63H20/00

Abstract: A system for locking a trolling motor assembly in a stowed position on a watercraft is provided herein. The system comprises a trolling motor assembly attached to the watercraft, wherein the trolling motor assembly is movable between the stowed position and a deployed position. The system further includes a locking mechanism mounted to the watercraft and configured to interact with the trolling motor assembly when the trolling motor assembly is in the stowed position. The locking mechanism defines a locked state and an unlocked state and is configured to transition between the states. The system additionally includes a controller having a memory including program code configured to, when executed, cause a processor to determine an instance in which to transition the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state and, in response, cause the locking mechanism to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state.