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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1996
Atsushi Kumita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Manabu Yamamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A tilting assembly for an outboard drive unit including a tilt locking means for selectively engaging a stop member, a tilt releasing means for disengaging the locking means from the stop member, a tilt holding means for selectively engaging a holder portion of a clamp bracket and a biasing means for biasing the holding means towards or away from the holder portion of the clamp bracket. The releasing means and biasing means are operatively associated through a single-piece lever that is configured so that the holding means is biased away from the holder portion when the stopping member is engaged by the locking means and towards the holder portion when the stopping member is disengaged from the locking means.