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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:
Oct. 20, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yukio Sumigawa, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 55 ; 440 56 ; 74495 ; 74527 ; 1141 / ; 180133 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of steering devices for outboard motors that are operative to hold the outboard motor in a steered position but which will release upon emergency application due to fracturing of a frangible member. In each embodiment, the steering device comprises a pin that is movable into and out of engagement with an opening formed in the other of the members. In some of the embodiments, the member in which the opening is formed is frangible and, in another, the pin is frangible.