Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Outboard Marine Corporation

Robert L Turk

William J Heinzen

Robert J Meyer

Stephen J Towner

John A Pierman

Gregory J Binversie

George L Broughton

William D Dunham

Charles T Rogan

Steven R McNeill

Jerry A Hladilek

Joel C Jahnke

A battery for use in a power tool, including a battery housing, at least one battery cell in the battery housing, a pivoting member at least partially enclosed within the battery housing which moves between a latched position and an unlatched position, and a biasing device associated with the pivoting member for urging the pivoting member towards the latched position.

Battery for a power tool

A motor mount for suspending a fan motor in a combustion-powered tool includes an inner ring for securing to the motor, an outer ring that is secured to a portion of the tool, and a web portion disposed between and connecting the inner ring and outer ring. The inner ring, outer ring, and web portion are formed as a unitary piece. Preferably, the mount is formed of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer.

Fan motor suspension mount for a combustion-powered tool

Battery for a combustion tool

An outboard motor comprising a lower unit including an outer housing and an inner exhaust housing mounted within the outer housing, the inner exhaust housing defining an exhaust chamber, the upper end of the inner exhaust housing having therein spaced first and second exhaust inlets, and the inner exhaust housing also including a first exhaust pipe having an upper end communicating with the first exhaust inlet and having a lower end communicating with the exhaust chamber, a second exhaust pipe having an upper end communicating with the second exhaust inlet and having a lower end communicating with the exhaust chamber, and a connecting exhaust pipe having opposite first and second ends respectively communicating with the first and second exhaust inlets, the connecting pipe being open only at the opposite ends, and a two-stroke internal combustion engine including first, second, third and fourth cylinders and first, second, third and fourth exhaust gas ducts having respective first ends communicating respectively with the first, second, third and fourth cylinders and having respective second ends, the second ends of the first and third ducts communicating with the first exhaust inlet, and the second ends of the second and fourth ducts communicating with the second exhaust inlet.

Outboard motor exhaust system

An outboard motor comprising a propulsion unit including a propeller shaft and a power head drivingly connected to the propeller shaft, and a cowling surrounding the power head, the cowling comprising a first cover member including an outer surface having therein a recess, a second cover member mating with the first member, and a selectively engageable latch mechanism for securing the second member to the first member, the latch mechanism including a latch handle which is supported by the first member, which is movable in a first direction between a flush position wherein the latch handle is in the recess and is flush with the remainder of the outer surface and a non-flush position wherein the latch handle extends from the recess, and which is movable in a second direction to engage and disengage the latch mechanism.

Latch mechanism for outboard motor cowl assembly

A marine propulsion device comprising a bracket structure adapted for connection to a boat transom and a propulsion unit connected to the bracket structure for pivotal movement about a generally vertical steering axis and for tilting movement about a generally horizontal tilt axis, which propulsion unit includes an internal combustion engine including an engine block having a cooling jacket, a lower unit supporting the engine block and including a propeller shaft drivingly connected to the engine, a cover removably supported by the propulsion unit in enclosing relation to the engine and including a portion having therein an opening, a conduit extending from the engine block and through the opening and including therein a bore communicating with the cooling jacket and having an outer end with an internal thread, and a plug removably and threadably received in the threaded outer end portion of the conduit.

Marine propulsion device with arrangement for flushing engine cooling

This invention provides a control for regulating the throttle and spark timing of a spark ignition internal combustion engine having an operator controlled device, a fuel/air mixing device, and a spa LN

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Waukegan, IL, United States of America

Robert L Turk