US 10,850,819 B2Granted

Bracket assembly for a marine outboard motor

AssigneeBRP US Inc.

InventorsDarrell Wiatrowski, Mark Whiteside, Benjamin J. Jones

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Abstract

A bracket assembly for a marine outboard motor has a stern bracket, a swivel bracket pivotably connected to the stern bracket to pivot relative to the stern bracket about a tilt axis, a motor mount pivotably connected to the swivel bracket to pivot relative to the swivel bracket about a steering axis, a steering lock bracket operatively connected to the motor mount and being pivotable with the motor mount relative to the swivel bracket about the steering axis, and a locking member. The locking member is one of: a) movably connected to the swivel bracket to move between a locked and an unlocked positions, and b) removably connected to both the swivel bracket and the steering lock bracket to prevent or limit pivoting of the motor mount about the steering axis.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A bracket assembly for a marine outboard motor, the marine outboard motor having a motor assembly and a propulsion unit operatively connected to the motor assembly to be driven by the motor assembly, the bracket assembly comprising:

a) a stern bracket adapted for mounting the marine outboard motor to a stern of a watercraft;
b) a swivel bracket pivotably connected to the stern bracket to pivot relative to the stern bracket about a tilt axis;
c) a motor mount pivotably connected to the swivel bracket to pivot relative to the swivel bracket about a steering axis, the motor mount being adapted to connect to the motor assembly;
d) a steering lock bracket operatively connected to the motor mount and being pivotable with the motor mount relative to the swivel bracket about the steering axis;
and
e) a locking member, the locking member being one of:
i) movably connected to the swivel bracket to move relative to the swivel bracket between an unlocked position and a locked position, the locking member in the unlocked position being positioned relative to the steering lock bracket so as to allow the motor mount to pivot about the steering axis, the locking member in the locked position cooperating with the steering lock bracket to prevent or limit pivoting of the motor mount about the steering axis, and
ii) removably connected to both the swivel bracket and the steering lock bracket to prevent or limit pivoting of the motor mount about the steering axis, the locking member when removed from at least the swivel bracket allowing pivoting of the motor mount about the steering axis.

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a) a stern bracket adapted for mounting the marine outboard motor to a stern of a watercraft;
b) a swivel bracket pivotably connected to the stern bracket to pivot relative to the stern bracket about a tilt axis, the swivel bracket having a first aperture therein;
c) a motor mount pivotably connected to the swivel bracket to pivot relative to the swivel bracket about a steering axis, the motor mount being adapted to connect to the motor assembly;
d) a steering lock bracket operatively connected to the motor mount and being pivotable with the motor mount relative to the swivel bracket about the steering axis, the steering lock bracket defining a second aperture therethrough, the second aperture aligning with the first aperture when the motor mount is in a straight-ahead steering position;
and
e) a locking member being removably receivable in the first and second apertures when the second aperture is aligned with the first aperture, the locking member when received in the first and second apertures cooperating with the swivel bracket and the steering lock bracket to prevent or limit pivoting of the motor mount about the steering axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.