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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1984
H Norman Petersen, Kenosha, WI (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A connecting assembly comprising a support including spaced-apart sides, and a bore extending between the sides, a first member slideable in the bore, and including a first portion located on one side of the support, and a second member including an opening therein. The connecting assembly also includes a connecting device adjacent to one side of the support for connecting the second member to the first portion of the first member and comprising a first piece fixedly connected to the first portion, and a second piece located between the first piece and the one side of the support. The second piece also includes a bore which receives the first member for movement thereof relative to the second piece between a connect position with the first piece adjacent the second piece and a disconnect position with the first piece spaced from the second piece. The connecting device also includes a pin which projects from one of the first piece and the second piece and which extends into the opening in the second member when the first member is in the connect position so that the second member is secured on the pin between the first piece and the second piece. The pin is withdrawn from the opening when the first member is in the disconnect position. The connecting assembly also includes a springhair pin for releasably securing the first member in the connect position.