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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1986
Paul M Ruge, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Robert W Woodard, Waukegan, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat, a swivel bracket mounted on the transom bracket for pivotal movement relative to the transom bracket about a generally horizontal tilt axis and between an operating position and a raised position, a propulsion unit including a rotatably mounted propeller and being mounted on the swivel bracket for pivotal movement relative to the swivel bracket about a generally vertical steering axis, a member mounted on the transom bracket for movement relative thereto between a first position wherein the member permits location of the swivel bracket in the operating position, and a second position spaced from the first position, the member being gravitationally biased toward the second position, a surface on the swivel bracket for engaging the member when said member is in said second position to hold said swivel bracket in said raised position, and a projection on the swivel bracket for moving the member to the first position in response to movement of the swivel bracket to the operating position from the raised position.