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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:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey B Higby, Waukegan, IL (US);
Kennedy K McElroy, Jr, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Philip A Zorc, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 86 ; 440 75 ; 74475 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a lower gearcase, a propeller shaft having thereon a propeller and being rotatably mounted in the lower gearcase, a drive gear rotatably mounted in the lower gearcase, a transmission for causing driving engagement between the drive gear and the propeller shaft, a lever rotatably mounted in the lower gearcase and operably connected to the transmission for actuation thereof in response to rotation of the lever, and a detent mechanism for releasably retaining the lever in a predetermined position.