Patent ID: 7214113
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A steering handle assembly for an outboard motor having an engine, the steering handle assembly comprising an elongated handle body being connected to and extending from the outboard motor, a grip being mounted to a distal end of the handle body and being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the handle body, a shift lever connected to the handle body, a low speed control switch configured to increase and decrease the rotational speed of the engine while the engine is operating at relatively low speeds, the low speed control switch being attached to the handle body, at least a portion of the low speed control switch being disposed between the shift lever and the grip and substantially near the grip, and a power trim and tilt switch for adjusting a trim angle and tilt angle of the outboard motor, the power trim and tilt switch being positioned on a side of the handle body with the low speed control switch positioned on another side of the handle body.