Patent · US Expired

Trim switch for tiller-steered outboard

US5180320A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1991
Grant dateJan 19, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B61/045
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tiller arm for a marine propulsion device, the tiller arm comprising a first end adapted to be connected to a propulsion unit, a second end spaced from the first end, a longitudinal axis, and a selectively actuable switch including annular selectively deformable structure surrounding the axis, deformation of the deformable structure resulting in actuation of the switch.

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