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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1989
Filed:
May. 11, 1988
John M Griffiths, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Lyle M Forsgren, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Neil A Newman, Omro, WI (US);
Wayne T Beck, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
A transom extension assembly, particularly useful for smaller or auxiliary outboard motors, utilizes a pivotally connected 4-leg linkage and an operatively connected fluid power operator to lift the motor vertically with respect to the boat transom. The fluid power lift includes a mechanical latching apparatus by which the motor may be releasably held in its raised position and supported in its lowered position in a manner to relieve the hydraulic system from all other operating loads. The apparatus may include its own fluid pressure supply or may utilize fluid pressure from another boat system.