Patent ID: 8047152
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B63B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A joint for connecting a cylinder actuator of a trim tab to a watercraft comprising: a first part configured to be fixed to a wall of the watercraft; a second part configured to be fixed to one end of the cylinder actuator; a pin integral with one of the first or the second parts; and a pin seat formed in the other one of the first and the second parts and adapted to cooperate with the pin to form a hinge connection, wherein the seat is defined by a portion of a circular cylindrical surface having one or more openings on one side for introduction and removal of the pin into and from the seat and an angular extension larger than 180°, the pin comprising a cylindrical portion having one or more lateral flattened surfaces for introduction into the one or more openings of the seat, and wherein the one or more openings of the seat and the one or more flattened surfaces of the pin are provided in such angular positions to enable an operable mutual connection and disconnection of the first part with the second part by disposing the first part in a predetermined angular position in relation to the second part during assembly, the predetermined angular position being unattainable by the joint in a mounted operating condition of the cylinder actuator.