Connecting assembly including screw retention means

Details Connecting assembly including screw retention means Connecting assembly including screw retention means

1988-10-24

1989-09-19

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Marine propulsion

Engine, motor, or transmission control means

For transmission

74477, 74480B, 74DIG8, F16B 104

Patent

active

048677175

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including a gear case rotatably supporting a propeller shaft adapted to carry a propeller, a transmission in the gear case operably connected to the propeller shaft, a support having a bore, a link including a first side portion having a first and second spaced apertures, a second side portion extending in spaced parallel relation to the first link side portion and including first and second spaced apertures in alignment with the first and second spaced aperture in the first link side portion, which second aperture in the second link side portion has a smaller diameter than the second aperture in the first link side portion, a bolt comprising a head portion having a transverse dimension and engaging the first link side portion, a threaded portion extending in the second aperture in the second link side portion and threadedly engaged with the second link side portion, and a barrel portion connecting the head portion and the threaded portion and having a diameter greater than the threaded portion and less than the transverse dimension of the head portion and including a first end adjacent the head portion and extending through the second aperture in the first link side portion, a second end adjacent the threaded portion and engaging the second link side portion, and a central portion intermediate the first and second ends, a first member adapted to be manually manipulated, rotatably extending in the bore, and being non-rotatably received in the first apertures in first and second link side portions, and a second member operably connected to the transmission and including and end portion having an aperture rotatably receiving the central portion of the barrel portion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2887083 (1959-05-01), Conroy
patent: 3145688 (1964-08-01), Kincannon
patent: 3867050 (1975-02-01), Pitner
patent: 4597686 (1986-07-01), Peterson

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