Patent ID: 6866022
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B63H,F02B,F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A throttle control mechanism, comprising: a support structure which is rigidly attachable to a marine vessel; and a handle rotatably attached to said support structure for rotation about a rotational axis between a first maximum limit in a first direction and a second maximum limit in a second direction, an angular range of travel of said handle between said first and second maximum limits comprising a neutral gear zone which is disposed between a forward gear zone and a reverse gear zone, a first portion of said angular range of travel being located between a midpoint of said neutral gear zone and said first maximum limit in said first direction, a second portion of said angular range of travel being located between said midpoint of said neutral gear zone and said second maximum limit in said second direction, said first portion of said angular range of travel comprising a greater magnitude of angular travel than said second portion of said angular range of travel.