Alignment system for an outboard motor
US6659817B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/36
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
First and second pliable members are each attached to an outboard motor and to a fixed location on the transom or transom bracket associated with the outboard motor. One pliable member is used on the starboard side of the outboard motor while another is used on the port side. As the outboard motor is tilted about its trim axis, the two pliable members work in coordination with each other to exert a force on the outboard motor in a direction away from any direction in which the outboard motor is rotated about its steering axis as it is being tilted about its trim axis. This coordinated action by the two pliable members aligns the outboard motor in a straight ahead position when it is tilted upward into an inoperable position for transportation.
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