Hand held portable boat thruster

Abstract

A portable hand held boat thruster for use on a boat in a body of water. There is a hand held control unit having a switch, a power source connected to the switch, a shaft extending from the hand held control unit, a propulsion device which is connected to the switch by way of the shaft; and a bumper operably connected about the propulsion device such that when the switch is actuated in an on position, the propulsion device creates a thrust and enables the bumper to be disposed against a hull of the boat to aid in docking.

1 . A hand held boat thruster for a boat, which includes:
 a hand held control unit having a switch operably connected thereto;   a power source operably connected to said switch;   a connecting shaft extending from said hand held control unit;   a propulsion device which is operably connected to the switch by way of said shaft; and   a bumper operably connected about said propulsion device such that when said switch is actuated in an on position, said propulsion device creates a thrust and enables said bumper to be disposed against a hull of the boat to aid in docking.   
     
     
         2 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said propulsion device includes a housing disposed about a propeller and includes at least one intake port on one side of said propeller with an outlet on another other side of said propeller through which flow path is directed. 
     
     
         3 . The boat thruster of  claim 2 , wherein said bumper is connected to a distal end of said housing. 
     
     
         4 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said connecting shaft is telescoping. 
     
     
         5 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said propulsion device is one of electrically direct driven and mechanically indirectly driven. 
     
     
         6 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said hand held control unit include a power source operably connected to a rheostat switch and a trigger. 
     
     
         7 . The boat thruster of  claim 6 , wherein said power source is a rechargeable battery operably disposed in said handle control unit. 
     
     
         8 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft extends normal to a central axis of said propulsion device. 
     
     
         9 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , which includes a motor operably disposed in said hand held control unit and operably connects to a drive shaft which extends through said connecting shaft and operably connects to a gear drive box in said propulsion device which in turn operably connects to a drive shaft of a propeller. 
     
     
         10 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , which includes an electrical line operably disposed in said hand held control unit and operably extends through said connecting shaft and operably connects to a motor in said propulsion device which in turn operably connects to a drive shaft of a propeller. 
     
     
         11 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said bumper is configured to provide tack against the boat. 
     
     
         12 . The boat thruster of  claim 2 , wherein said one side is larger than said another side of said housing. 
     
     
         13 . The boat thruster of  claim 1 , wherein said bumper includes an arcuate aspect.