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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Jolayne K. Ingebritson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Thomas J. Walczak, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jolayne K. Ingebritson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Thomas J. Walczak, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latch mechanism for a cowl of an outboard motor provides a handle and retaining mechanism for the handle which define a detent position when the handle is in a latching or closed position. A protrusion of the handle rotates in a plane which places it between a roller and a metallic ball when the handle is in a latching position. The metallic ball is shaped to be received in a groove formed in the protrusion in order to define the detent position when the handle is in its latched position.