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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2006
Allen F. Swan, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Daniel P. Klawitter, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Darin C. Uppgard, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Allen F. Swan, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Daniel P. Klawitter, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Darin C. Uppgard, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A support device for a marine propulsion system, such as an outboard motor, provides a swivel bracket that is rotatable about a tilt axis relative to a transom bracket with a hydraulic cylinder formed as an integral part of the swivel bracket. A vertical plane in which a central axis of the hydraulic cylinder is disposed is positioned between and parallel to vertical planes in which the tilt axis and steering axis are disposed, respectively. The steering axis is rotatable about the tilt axis and a horizontal plane in which the central axis is disposed remains above a horizontal plane in which the tilt axis is disposed.