ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,551, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Navico Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Trolling motor fuse" was invented by David Lance Waltrip (Tulsa, Okla.) and Guy A. Coonts (Ripley, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Trolling motor assemblies and systems employing a fuse for protection of components thereof are provided herein. A trolling motor assembly comprises a shaft, a trolling motor housing, and a main housing. A belt extends between the trolling motor housing and the main housing. A fuse is positioned in at least one of the main housing or the trolling motor housing, and is configured to reduce stress from the shaft applying a force to th...