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AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsTodd D. Dannenberg, Matthew Z. Seta, Scott G. Ahlswede, Gary D. Needham, Robert A. Podell, Andrew J. Przybyl, Matthew S. Dawes
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A transportable outboard motor has a tiller which is pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a plurality of tilt positions and also pivotable about an axial yaw axis into a plurality of yaw positions. The tiller is pivotable about the axial yaw axis into a straight-ahead position, into a port yaw position which is oriented towards the port side relative to the straight-ahead position, and into a starboard yaw position which is oriented towards the starboard side relative to the straight-ahead position. The tiller is pivotable downwardly about the lateral tilt axis from the port yaw position, and downwardly about the lateral tilt axis from the starboard yaw position. Pivoting the tiller into the plurality of yaw positions creates space for a user to manually grasp a swivel tube and thereby lift the transportable outboard motor from a rear-laydown position.
A transportable outboard motor extending from a top to a bottom in an axial direction, from a port side to a starboard side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from a front to a rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising a tiller which is pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a plurality of tilt positions relative to the transportable outboard motor and also pivotable about an axial yaw axis into a plurality of yaw positions relative to the transportable outboard motor, wherein the tiller is pivotable about the lateral tilt axis out of each of the plurality of yaw positions into a respective downward tilt position in which the tiller is angled downwardly relative to a plane extending in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction.
A transportable outboard motor extending from a top to a bottom in an axial direction, from a port side to a starboard side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from a front to a rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising a tiller which is pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a plurality of tilt positions relative to the transportable outboard motor and also pivotable about an axial yaw axis into a plurality of yaw positions relative to the transportable outboard motor, wherein the tiller comprises a tiller arm and a base bracket assembly, the base bracket assembly comprising a yaw bracket which is fixedly coupled to the transportable outboard motor and a steering bracket which pivotably couples the tiller arm to the yaw bracket for movement about the axial yaw axis.
A transportable outboard motor extending from a top to a bottom in an axial direction, from a port side to a starboard side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from a front to a rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising a tiller which is pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a plurality of tilt positions relative to the transportable outboard motor and also pivotable about an axial yaw axis into a plurality of yaw positions relative to the transportable outboard motor, wherein the plurality of tilt positions comprises a downward tilt position in which the tiller is angled downwardly in the axial direction so as to facilitate carrying of the transportable outboard motor via the tiller, and wherein outboard motor has a center of gravity which is centered below the tiller in the downward tilt position thus facilitating carrying of the outboard motor via the tiller.
A transportable outboard motor extending from a top to a bottom in an axial direction, from a port side to a starboard side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from a front to a rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising a tiller having a tilt mechanism which facilitates pivoting of the tiller about a lateral tilt axis into a plurality of tilt positions relative to the transportable outboard motor and further comprising a yaw bracket which facilitates pivoting of the tiller about an axial yaw axis into a plurality of yaw positions relative to the transportable outboard motor, wherein the tiller is pivotable about the lateral tilt axis out of each of the plurality of yaw positions into a respective downward tilt position in which the tiller is angled downwardly relative to a plane extending in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction.
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