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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John W. Behara, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/104 ;
Abstract
A shift linkage for a marine drive unit is provided with a groove that is aligned along a path which is nonperpendicular to an axis of rotation of the shift linkage. The groove, and its nonperpendicularity to the axis of rotation, allow a detent ball to smoothly roll or slide along the groove. This relationship helps to maintain the shift linkage in a desired vertical position as it passes from one gear selection position to another.