Patent · US Expired

Trim adjustment arrangement for marine propulsion device

US4986773A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 1989
Grant dateJan 22, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63H20/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be fixed to a boat transom and including a pattern of apertures spaced from an axis extending horizontally through the transom bracket when the transom bracket is boat mounted and including a forwardmost aperture, a thrust pin selectively insertable into any one of the apertures, a swivel bracket connected to the transom bracket for pivotal movement about the axis relative to the transom bracket and including a thrust transmitting surface for engagement with the thrust pin, and a cylinder/piston assembly having a first end connected to the transom bracket and a second end connected to the swivel bracket and extending forwardly of and below the pattern of apertures.

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