Marine steering apparatus
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorEdgar Ross
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a propulsion unit to a boat, the apparatus comprising structure for connecting the propulsion unit to the boat for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis, a tiller handle pivotally mounted on the connecting structure independently of the propulsion unit, and structure for pivoting the propulsion unit in response to pivotal movement of the tiller handle.
Claims19
An apparatus for mounting on a boat a propulsion unit including an internal combustion engine, said apparatus comprising means including a transom bracket for connecting the propulsion unit to the boat for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis, a tiller handle pivotally mounted on said transom bracket about an axis fixed relative to said transom bracket, and means connected to said tiller handle and adapted for connection to the propulsion unit for pivoting the propulsion unit in response to pivotal movement of said tiller handle.
A marine apparatus for use with a propulsion unit which includes an internal combustion engine and which is adapted to be mounted on a boat transom for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis, said apparatus comprising a tiller handle adapted to be mounted for pivotal movement about a fixed axis extending through a member including means for attachment to the boat transom, a cable means connected to said tiller handle and adapted to be connected to the propulsion unit for causing pivotal movement of the propulsion unit in response to pivotal movement of said tiller handle.
A marine propulsion device comprising a transom bracket adapted to be fixed to the transom of a boat, a swivel bracket mounted on said transom bracket for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally horizontal tilt axis, a propulsion unit mounted on said swivel bracket for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis, a tiller handle mounted on said transom bracket for pivotal movement relative thereto about an axis fixed relative to said transom bracket, and means for pivoting said propulsion unit about said steering axis in response to pivotal movement of said tiller handle.
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