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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:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin J Mondek, Wonder Lake, IL (US);
James C Kantola, Waukegan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-1 ; 440 86 ; 477101 ;
Abstract
A shift interrupt apparatus for a marine drive of the type which has an ignition system and a transmission that is adapted to be selectively shifted among forward, neutral and reverse operating positions. A control member is provided for selectively positioning the transmission of the drive into forward, neutral and reverse operating positions. The apparatus has a light circuit associated with a mechanical assembly adapted to detect excessive shifting force, which generates an electrical signal for interrupting the ignition to facilitate easier shifting.