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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:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul W Crane, Oshkosh, WI (US);
David W Kusche, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 77 ; 292247 ;
Abstract
A latch for the cowl of an outboard motor engine (13) includes a catch (15) mounted on one of the cowl member (12). A lever (19) is pivotally attached to the other cowl member (11) and a resilient spring member (22) is pivotally attached to the lever (19). The lever (19) and spring member (22) act to provide an overcenter action on the lever (19) when the latch is closed. The lever (19) includes a shield (29) to conceal the latch assembly.