Lift and latch apparatus for an outboard motor
US4872859A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B61/045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transom extension assembly, particularly useful for smaller or auxiliary outboard motors, utilizes a pivotally connected 4-leg linkage and an operatively connected fluid power operator to lift the motor vertically with respect to the boat transom. The fluid power lift includes a mechanical latching apparatus by which the motor may be releasably held in its raised position and supported in its lowered position in a manner to relieve the hydraulic system from all other operating loads. The apparatus may include its own fluid pressure supply or may utilize fluid pressure from another boat system.
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