Patent ID: 7201623
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A cowl latch system for an outboard motor, comprising: a first cowl structure; a second cowl structure; a first latch member attached to said first cowl structure; a second latch member attached to said second cowl structure, said first and second latch members being configured to cooperate with each other to retain said first and second cowl structures in a preselected relationship relative to each other, said second latch member having a retention component which is movable between a first position in which said first and second latch members are attached together and a second position in which said first and second latch members are detachable from each other; and an impulse sensitive locking mechanism which is configured to respond to an impulse on said outboard motor by inhibiting said retention component from moving from said first position to said second position.