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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takashi Iwashita, Hamakita, JP;
Assignees:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, both of, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 61 ; 188299 ; 188318 ; 188300 ; 267 6415 ;
Abstract
A tilt-lock mechanism for a vertically tiltable outboard stern drive on a marine vessel preferably includes a hydraulic cylinder device dampingly connecting the drive unit and the vessel. The mechanism preferably includes apparatus allowing the operator to selectively prevent or allow the drive unit to freely tilt under various operating conditions.