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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hidehiko Yoshioka, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shuichi Hagino, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/136 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/136 ;
Abstract
A tilt-up handle for an outboard motor is placed in the upper rear portion of an engine cover accommodating an engine and has an outside-air inlet opening rearwardly in the boat traveling direction. The outside-air inlet protrudes rearwardly in the boat traveling direction from a rear wall of the engine cover so as to be substantially aligned with an imaginary vertical line overlapping with the rear wall of the engine cover when the outboard motor is viewed in profile. The tilt-up handle prevents moisture from entering and allows outside air to enter an engine cover without compromising air intake.