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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Steven J. Amerling, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brad J. Van Ruiswyk, Waupun, WI (US);
Bradley R. Stafford, Omro, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A latching device is for a cowl on an outboard marine engine, the cowl having first and second cowl portions that are separated from each other in an open cowl position and that are latched together by the latching device in a closed cowl position. A retainer is adapted to be fixed to the first cowl portion and a latch is adapted to be fixed to the second cowl portion. The latch is movable into and between a latched position in which the latch is latched to the retainer and an unlatched position in which the latch is unlatched from the retainer. The latch comprises an engagement member, a bell crank, and a spring that is coupled to the engagement member and the bell crank. Movement of the bell crank with respect to the engagement member generates an overcenter force on the engagement member that facilitates latching and unlatching of the engagement member and the retainer.