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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:
Jan. 19, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C Calamia, Grayslake, IL (US);
Gregory J Binversie, Grayslake, IL (US);
H Norman Petersen, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 61 ; 440 53 ;
Abstract
A tiller arm for a marine propulsion device, the tiller arm comprising a first end adapted to be connected to a propulsion unit, a second end spaced from the first end, a longitudinal axis, and a selectively actuable switch including annular selectively deformable structure surrounding the axis, deformation of the deformable structure resulting in actuation of the switch.