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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:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chitose Saito, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yasunari Okamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 53 ;
Abstract
A small, compact electrically operated outboard motor for use with a very small watercraft. A substantial portion of the propulsion device for the outboard motor is intended to be submerged and is mounted for steering and tilt and trim movement. These movements are controlled as well as the speed and direction of rotation by a control lever and mounting arrangement that can be conveniently positioned within the hull of an associated watercraft.