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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Colin M. Huffer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Donald Anderson, Jr., Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/06 (2006.01); B63H 20/18 (2006.01); B63H 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/06 (2013.01); B63H 20/12 (2013.01); B63H 20/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard motor has a powerhead; a driveshaft housing located below the powerhead; a steering arm extending forwardly from the driveshaft housing; a steering tube extending downwardly from the steering arm; an upper mounting device that resiliently mounts the steering arm to the driveshaft housing; and a lower mounting device comprising a yoke that laterally extends from the steering tube. The yoke is clamped to the steering tube and contains port and starboard mounts that resiliently couple the steering tube to the driveshaft housing.