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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Shigeru Kuroi, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Madachi, Hamamatsu, JP;
NHK Morse Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A steering handle apparatus for a watercraft provided with a steering shaft comprises a housing attached to the body of the watercraft, a tube member supported on the housing so as to be able to tilt back and forth around a pivot portion and including a gear portion and a guide hole through which the steering shaft is passed, a locking member including a fitting portion movable between a locking position for engagement with the gear portion and an unlocking position for disengagement from the gear portion, and an operating member including a retaining portion for moving the locking member. The operating member is operable between an up position in which the locking member is moved to the unlocking position and a down position in which the locking member is moved to the locking position.