Transportable outboard motors
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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Abstract
A transportable outboard motor has a midsection and a tiller extending forwardly from the midsection. The tiller is pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a downward tilt position in which the tiller is oriented transversely to the lateral and longitudinal directions. The tiller in the downward tilt position is configured to permit manual carrying of the transportable outboard motor.
Claims20
A transportable outboard motor extending from top to bottom in an axial direction, from side to side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from front to rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising:
- a midsection located between the top and the bottom, and
- a tiller extending forwardly from the midsection, the tiller being pivotable about a lateral tilt axis into a downward tilt position in which the tiller is oriented transversely to the lateral and longitudinal directions, wherein the tiller in the downward tilt position facilitates manual carrying of the transportable outboard motor.
A transportable outboard motor extending from top to bottom in an axial direction, from side to side in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, and from front to rear in a longitudinal direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, the transportable outboard motor comprising:
- a midsection located between the top and the bottom, and
- a steering arm extending forwardly from the midsection,
- a tiller coupled to the steering arm, the tiller being pivotable about a lateral tilt axis relative to the steering arm into a straight-forward position in which the tiller is generally parallel to the steering arm and alternately into a downward tilt position in which the tiller is oriented generally transversely to the steering arm, wherein the tiller in the downward tilt position facilitates manual carrying of the transportable outboard motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.