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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:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Seiji Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 77 ; 440 88 ; 440900 ;
Abstract
A number of embodiments of outboard motor constructions wherein an arrangement is provided for precluding inadvertent operation of the manual starting handle. In each embodiment, this is achieved by means of a safety member that precludes access to the starter handle. In some embodiments, this is achieved by means of a cover member which blends into the cowling and which protects the starter handle while in another embodiment, it is provided by a latch embodiment. In some embodiments, there is also a lubricant storage tank that has its fill cap accessible through the opening of the protective cover.