Boat Outboard Motor Protective Pad with Adjustable Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Outboard boat motors frequently suffer damage when docking or backing into a bulkhead due to impact, leading to costly replacements.
Innovation Solution
A protective pad with a heavy-duty foam insert encased in a cloth material, equipped with adjustable straps and suction cups, designed to easily attach and slide over the motor, providing comprehensive coverage and securing the pad in place to prevent abrasion and impact damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a protective pad is designed to easily attach and slide over the motor, then ease of operation is improved, but the protective pad may not securely stay in place during docking operations
Solution Approach 1:
The securing device is divided into multiple independent straps that can be individually adjusted and positioned around different parts of the motor cowl, allowing the system to both easily attach and securely hold the protective pad in place through distributed attachment points
Solution Approach 2:
The straps incorporate adjustable length mechanisms that allow dynamic adaptation to different motor sizes and shapes, enabling easy attachment while maintaining secure positioning through customizable tension and fit
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the protective pad covers a substantial portion of the rear surface, then protection effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective pad is designed with a universal shape and size that can cover substantial portions of different motor rear surfaces, providing comprehensive impact protection while maintaining a simple, un segmented structure that avoids increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The protective pad uses a flexible foam insert encased in cloth material that can conform to various motor shapes, providing extensive coverage and impact absorption through a single simple component rather than multiple complex parts
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively prevents damage to the motor powerhead or cowl/cowling during docking by providing a protective barrier that can be easily adjusted and secured, extending the motor's durability and reducing replacement costs.
Implementation Method 1
A protective pad with a heavy-duty foam insert encased in a cloth material, equipped with adjustable straps and suction cups, designed to easily attach and slide over the motor, providing comprehensive coverage and securing the pad in place
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of protecting a boat motor powerhead or cowl or cowling and preventing damage to the powerhead, cowl or cowling when a boat is docking or backing into a bulk head. More particularly, the present invention relates to a protective device that easily attaches to and slips over the boat motor, allowing for easy positioning of a protective pad on the outside of the motor which protects it from impact and prevents damage to the motor while the boat is docking or backing into a bulk head.