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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Navico Group Americas Llc, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Trevor R. Haney, Jenison, MI (US);
Kevin T. Downey, Rockford, MI (US);
Nils G. Johannessen, Auckland, NZ;
Navico Group Americas LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
An operator interface device for a marine vessel includes a frame configured to couple to the marine vessel and a dial coupled to the frame and including a dial. The dial assembly is configured to be rotated by an operator about a dial axis into and between an initial position, a first operational position, and a second operational position. The dial assembly is rotated from the initial position toward the first operational position and when the dial assembly is released the first spring leg acts on the first dial endwall to return the dial assembly to the initial position. In addition, the dial assembly is rotated from the initial position toward the second operational position and when the dial assembly is released the second spring leg acts on the second dial endwall to return the dial assembly to the initial position.