Marine propulsion – Screw propeller – With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion...
Patent
1986-04-07
1987-06-30
Basinger, Sherman D.
Marine propulsion
Screw propeller
With means effecting or facilitating movement of propulsion...
248643, B63H 2126
Patent
active
046767576
ABSTRACT:
A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat, a swivel bracket mounted on the transom bracket for pivotal movement relative to the transom bracket about a generally horizontal tilt axis and between an operating position and a raised position, a propulsion unit including a rotatably mounted propeller and being mounted on the swivel bracket for pivotal movement relative to the swivel bracket about a generally vertical steering axis, a member mounted on the transom bracket for movement relative thereto between a first position wherein the member permits location of the swivel bracket in the operating position, and a second position spaced from the first position, the member being gravitationally biased toward the second position, a surface on the swivel bracket for engaging the member when said member is in said second position to hold said swivel bracket in said raised position, and a projection on the swivel bracket for moving the member to the first position in response to movement of the swivel bracket to the operating position from the raised position.
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Ruge Paul M.
Woodard Robert W.
Basinger Sherman D.
Outboard Marine Corporation
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