Patents by Inventor Peter A. Carras

Peter A. Carras has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4227480
    Abstract: A motor mount bracket for use in combination with a twin-hull sail boat, to which an outboard motor can be affixed, and which can support the motor in a running location with its screw in the water between the hulls, or in a stowed location with its screw out of the water. The bracket has a stand-off for attachment to the aft-most cross-strut of the sail boat, and an arm pivotally connected at its forward end to the stand-off at a pivot-point that is below and somewhat aft of the cross-strut. A motor mount is at the aft-end of the arm. The arm pivots through a vertical sweep between the running location and the stowed location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Jane C. Terry
    Inventor: Peter A. Carras