Patent ID: 6494431
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A support mechanism for an outboard motor, comprising:a latching device attached to said outboard motor; a support arm having a pivot portion and a latching portion, said pivot portion being attachable to a transom of a marine vessel, said pivot portion being rotatable, about an axis of rotation which is generally parallel to and in a fixed relationship with said transom, to cause said latching portion to move in relation to said latching device, said latching device being shaped to capture said latching portion of said support arm and to thereby inhibit movement of said latching portion relative to said latching device and inhibit movement of said outboard motor relative to said transom; and a capture bar movable relative to said latching device for retaining said latching portion relative to said latching device when said capture bar is in a capture position.