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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2006
Applicant:
Rodney M. Caldwell, Pawnee, OK (US);
Inventor:
Rodney M. Caldwell, Pawnee, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering system for a marine propulsion device eliminates the need for two support pins and provides a hydraulic cylinder with a protuberance and an opening which cooperate with each other to allow a hydraulic cylinder's system to be supported by a single pin for rotation about a pivot axis. The single pin allows the hydraulic cylinder to be supported by an inner transom plate in a manner that allows it to rotate in conformance with movement of a steering arm of a marine propulsion device.