Patent ID: 9481435
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B63H

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for mounting two or more outboard motors to a transom of a marine vessel, the assembly comprising: a first support structure configured to be coupled to the transom by a first plurality of fasteners that extend through the first support structure and through a first set of holes that have been drilled in the transom; a first steering head coupled to the first support structure and configured to support a first outboard motor thereupon for rotation about a first generally vertical steering axis; a second support structure configured to be coupled to the transom by a second plurality of fasteners that extend through the second support structure and through a second set of holes that have been drilled in the transom; and a second steering head coupled to the second support structure and configured to support a second outboard motor thereupon for rotation about a second generally vertical steering axis; wherein the first set of holes is divided by a generally vertical fore-aft central plane; wherein the first outboard motor extends along a generally vertical fore-aft central plane; and wherein the first support structure and the first steering head are coupled to one another such that the central plane of the first outboard motor is capable of being laterally offset from the central plane of the first set of holes.