Dual motor mount system and personal floatation craft using same

Abstract

A personal floatation craft system includes a mounting block system secured to the top of a personal floatation craft. The mounting block system includes a first mounting block disposed at a first side of the personal floatation craft and a second mounting block at a second side of the personal floatation craft. A first propulsion unit is mounted at the first mounting block and a second propulsion unit is mounted at the second mounting block.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A motor mount system for a personal floatation craft, the personal floatation craft having a front end, a rear end, and first side, and a second side opposite the first side, the motor mount system comprising:
 a first mounting block at the first side, the first mounting block providing a wall configured to receive a motor mount of a first electric outboard motor and oriented in a direction generally parallel to the first side of the personal floatation craft;   a second mounting block at the second side opposite the first mounting block, the second mounting block providing a wall configured to receive a motor mount of a second electric outboard motor and oriented in a direction generally parallel to the second side of the personal floatation craft;   at least one forward brace bar connecting the first mounting block to the second mounting block across a top of the personal floatation craft; and   at least one rearward brace bar connecting the first mounting block to the second mounting block across the top of the personal floatation craft.   
     
     
         2 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , further including clamps that clamp the at least one forward brace bar and the at least one rearward brace bar the top of the personal flotation craft at the first side and at the second side. 
     
     
         3 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one forward brace bar comprises an upper forward brace bar and a lower forward brace bar. 
     
     
         4 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one rearward brace bar comprises an upper rearward brace bar and a lower rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         5 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , further comprising a first side float disposed between the first mounting block and the first side of the personal floatation craft, and a second side float disposed between the second mounting block and the second side of the personal floatation craft. 
     
     
         6 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , further comprising a battery disposed between the at least one forward brace bar and the at least one rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         7 . The motor mount system of  claim 1 , further comprising a chair disposed over the at least one forward brace bar and the at least one rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         8 . A personal floatation craft system, comprising:
 a personal floatation craft having a length, a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side;   a mounting block system disposed on a top of the personal water craft, and having:
 a first mounting block at the first side, and oriented in a direction generally parallel to the first side of the personal floatation craft; 
 a second mounting block at the second side opposite the first mounting block and oriented in a direction generally parallel to the second side of the personal floatation craft; 
 at least one forward brace bar connecting the first mounting block to the second mounting block across a top of the personal floatation craft; and 
 at least one rearward brace bar connecting the first mounting block to the second mounting block across the top of the personal floatation craft; 
   a first propulsion unit mounted on the first mounting block; and   a second propulsion unit mounted on the second mounting block.   
     
     
         9 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , further including a strap that secures the mounting block system to the personal floatation craft. 
     
     
         10 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one forward brace bar comprises an upper forward brace bar and a lower forward brace bar. 
     
     
         11 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one rearward brace bar comprises an upper rearward brace bar and a lower rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         12 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , further comprising a first side float disposed between the first mounting block and the first side of the personal floatation craft, and a second side float disposed between the second mounting block and the second side of the personal floatation craft. 
     
     
         13 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , further comprising a battery disposed between the at least one forward brace bar and the at least one rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         14 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , further comprising a chair disposed over the at least one forward brace bar and the at least one rearward brace bar. 
     
     
         15 . The personal floatation craft system of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second propulsion units are electric motors mount on the first and second mounting blocks, respectively by gimbaled clamps.