Shift control mechanism for small watercraft
AssigneeYamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America
InventorChester Colburn Nash
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Abstract
A shift control mechanism of a small watercraft for selectively shifting between a forward, a neutral and a reverse drive mode includes a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, and a shift control lever having a grip for operating the shift control lever and first and second sides. The shift control lever is disposed between the first and second mounting brackets. The shift control lever is rotatably connected between the first and second mounting brackets via at least two connecting members, the shift control lever is supported on each of the first and second sides thereof by respective ones of the first and second mounting brackets, and at least one of the first and second mounting brackets is mounted on a deck of the small watercraft.
Claims15
A shift control mechanism of a watercraft for selectively shifting between a forward, a neutral and a reverse drive mode comprising:
- a first mounting member;
- a second mounting member;
- and
- a shift control lever having first and second sides and being disposed between the first and second mounting members;
- wherein
- the shift control lever is rotatably connected between the first and second mounting members via at least two connecting members extending through the first and second mounting members;
- the shift control lever is supported on each of the first and second sides thereof by respective ones of the first and second mounting members;
- and
- at least one of the first and second mounting members is mounted on a deck of the watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.