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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1984
Gerald F Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
Donald K Sullivan, Waukegan, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a pivot housing adapted to be mounted on a boat transom for pivotal movement relative to the boat transom about a generally vertical steering axis, and for pivotal movement relative to the boat transom about a generally horizontal tilt axis, a propulsion unit including a reversible transmission and being removably connected to the pivot housing for pivotal movement with the pivot housing, and a mechanism extending between the pivot housing and the propulsion unit for actuating the transmission from the pivot housing, the mechanism being disengaged incident to disconnection of the propulsion unit from the pivot housing, and being engaged incident to connection of the propulsion unit to the pivot housing.