Patent ID: 6200175
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
An outboard motor having a propulsion unit comprised of a power head containing a powering prime mover and a lower unit containing a propulsion device driven by said prime mover through a transmission, the propulsion unit is mounted on a steering shaft within a swivel bracket for steering movement of said outboard motor about a generally vertically extending steering axis said swivel bracket being connected by a pivot pin to a clamping bracket that is affixed to the hull of an associated watercraft for tilt and trim movement of said swivel bracket and said propulsion unit relative to said clamping bracket and the watercraft hull, said clamping bracket being comprised primarily of a pair of spaced apart side plates that extend along opposite sides of said swivel bracket, and interengaging thrust-taking pads formed on said swivel bracket and said side plates of said clamping bracket so as to take side thrusts during at least the trim range of movement of said outboard motor.