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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1991
Gregory J Binversie, Grayslake, IL (US);
H Norman Petersen, Kenosha, WI (US);
David J Hall, Zion, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
An outboard motor comprising a propulsion unit adapted to be mounted on a boat for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally horizontal axis, the propulsion unit including a propeller shaft, and an engine drivingly connected to the propeller shaft, and the outboard motor further comprising structure for pivoting the propulsion unit about the generally horizontal axis, the pivoting structure being adapted to be mounted outside the boat, and the pivoting structure comprising a housing having an interior and an exterior, an electric motor in the interior, and a first quick-disconnect connector portion which is electrically connected to the motor and which is accessible from the exterior of the housing for selective mating with another quick-disconnect connector portion.