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US 4,867,717 AGranted
Connecting assembly including screw retention means
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorsScott N. Burmeister, Steven R. McNeill
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AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorsScott N. Burmeister, Steven R. McNeill
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Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including a gear case rotatably supporting a propeller shaft adapted to carry a propeller, a transmission in the gear case operably connected to the propeller shaft, a support having a bore, a link including a first side portion having a first and second spaced apertures, a second side portion extending in spaced parallel relation to the first link side portion and including first and second spaced apertures in alignment with the first and second spaced aperture in the first link side portion, which second aperture in the second link side portion has a smaller diameter than the second aperture in the first link side portion, a bolt comprising a head portion having a transverse dimension and engaging the first link side portion, a threaded portion extending in the second aperture in the second link side portion and threadedly engaged with the second link side portion, and a barrel portion connecting the head portion and the threaded portion and having a diameter greater than the threaded portion and less than the transverse dimension of the head portion and including a first end adjacent the head portion and extending through the second aperture in the first link side portion, a second end adjacent the threaded portion and engaging the second link side portion, and a central portion intermediate the first and second ends, a first member adapted to be manually manipulated, rotatably extending in the bore, and being non-rotatably received in the first apertures in first and second link side portions, and a second member operably connected to the transmission and including and end portion having an aperture rotatably receiving the central portion of the barrel portion.
A marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including a gear case rotatably supporting a propeller shaft adapted to carry a propeller, a transmission in said gear case operably connected to said propeller shaft, a support having a bore, a link including a first side portion having first and second spaced apertures, a second side portion extending in spaced parallel relation to said first link side portion and including first and second spaced apertures in alignment with said first and second spaced apertures in said first link side portion, said second aperture in said second link side portion having a smaller diameter than said second aperture in said first link side portion, a bolt comprising a head portion having a transverse dimension and engaging said first link side portion, a threaded portion extending in said second aperture in said second link side portion and threadedly engaged with said second link side portion, and a barrel portion connecting said head portion and said threaded portion and having a diameter greater than said threaded portion and less than said transverse dimension of said head portion and including a first end adjacent said head portion and extending through said second aperture in said first link side portion, and a second end adjacent said threaded portion and engaging said second link side portion, a first member adapted to be manually manipulated, rotatably extending in said bore, and being non-rotatably received in said first apertures in said first and second link side portions, and a second member operably connected to said transmission and including an end portion having an aperture rotatably receiving said barrel portion.
A connecting assembly for a transmission apparatus for a marine propulsion device comprising a support having a bore, a link including a first side portion having first and second spaced apertures, a second side portion extending in spaced parallel relation to said first link side portion and including first and second spaced apertures in alignment with said first and second spaced apertures in said first link side portion, said second aperture in said second link side portion having a smaller diameter than said second aperture in said first link side portion, a bolt comprising a head portion having a transverse dimension and engaging said first link side portion, a threaded portion extending in said second aperture in said second link side portion and threadedly engaged with said second link side portion, and a barrel portion connecting said head portion and said threaded portion and having a diameter greater than said threaded portion and less than said transverse dimension of said head portion and including a first end adjacent said head portion and extending through said second aperture in said first link side portion, and a second end adjacent said threaded portion and engaging said second link side portion, a first member rotatably extending in said bore and being non-rotatably received in said first apertures in said first and second link side portions, and a second member including an end portion having an aperture rotatably receiving said barrel portion.
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