Patent ID: 6682374
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: B63H,F02B

Abstract:
An outboard motor comprising a drive unit and a bracket assembly adapted to be mounted on an associated watercraft, the bracket assembly comprising a swivel bracket arranged to support the drive unit for pivotal movement about a steering axis, a clamping bracket arranged to support the swivel bracket for pivotal movement about a tilt axis that lies generally normal to the steering axis, the clamping bracket including a pair of bracket arms spaced apart from each other, each bracket arm defining a plurality of openings that are arranged next to one another along an arcuate line that extends in an arc having a substantially constant radius of curvature, the openings of one bracket arm generally aligning with the openings of the other bracket arm to form opposing pairs of openings, and a tilt pin extending transversely through one of the opposing pairs of openings, one of the openings of at least one bracket arm being positioned farther rearward than two adjacent openings between which said one opening is interposed along the arcuate line.