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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Mark A. Baier, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brad Van Ruiswyk, Waupun, WI (US);
John D. Skroski, Oshkosh, WI (US);
George D. Idzikowski, Lomira, WI (US);
Mark A. Baier, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brad Van Ruiswyk, Waupun, WI (US);
John D. Skroski, Oshkosh, WI (US);
George D. Idzikowski, Lomira, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A support system for an outboard motor provides a restricted member that is attached to a bottom portion of the outboard motor and a restricting member that is attached to a support structure that is, in turn, attached to a transom of a marine vessel. The restricted member is prevented from moving in a starboard or port direction by a magnitude greater than a preselected magnitude that is defined by a gap between restricting and restricted surfaces that move into contact with each other when forces on the outboard motor cause a lower portion of the outboard motor to move by a magnitude greater than a predefined limit in either the port or starboard directions. Preselected gaps between restricting and restricted surfaces are sized to allow nominal vibration at low operating speeds of the outboard motor while restricting excessive lateral movement during operation at high speed.