Patent ID: 6406343
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B63H,F02B,F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising a tiller, a handle connected to said tiller, said handle comprising a housing, a throttle control shaft extending generally longitudinally through said housing and rotating about a generally longitudinally extending rotational axis, a protruding member being positioned on said shaft and rotating with said shaft, a transmission control lever being pivotally attached to said housing, said lever pivoting about a generally transverse axis, a plate being fixed to said lever for pivotal movement with said lever, said plate including a pair of generally parallel ribs and a stopping surface interposed between said ribs, said protruding member and said stopping surface being arranged for contact when said shaft is in a first preselected angular shaft position and said transmission control lever is in a first preselected transmission position corresponding to neutral, said protruding member being secured in position between said ribs when said shaft is in said first preselected angular shaft position such that said plate and said lever is held in said first preselected transmission position.