Patent ID: 7195197
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A fin control assembly, comprising: a housing; an arm configured to couple to a fin and steer the fin relative to the housing; and a locking member disposed within the housing, the locking member being configured to move from an engaged position to a disengaged position relative to the arm; the locking member (i) locking the arm in a substantially fixed state to inhibit movement of the arm relative to the housing when the locking member is in the engaged position and (ii) unlocking the arm from the substantially fixed state to allow the arm to steer the fin relative to the housing when the locking member moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position; the locking member having a cylindrical body portion and a cylindrical end portion, which is eccentric with the cylindrical body portion, to enable the locking member to lock the arm in the substantially fixed state while the arm holds the fin in a neutral location.