Patent ID: 6105528
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A steering handle apparatus for a watercraft, which is provided with a steering shaft having a handlebar mounting section at the upper part thereof and an arm at the lower part connected with a steering cable, comprising:a housing attached to the body of the watercraft and including supporting means on either side thereof;a tube member including a pivot portion supported on the housing by the supporting means, having a guide hole through which the steering shaft is passed, capable of tilting back and forth around the pivot portion, and including a gear portion formed of a plurality of teeth arranged along a circular arc around the pivot portion;a locking member attached to the housing and including a fitting portion movable between a locking position in which the fitting portion engages those teeth of the gear portion which are situated corresponding to the tilt angle of the tube member and an unlocking position in which the fitting portion is disengaged from the gear portion; andan operating member including a retaining portion capable of engaging the locking member, the operating member being operable between a down position in which the locking member is moved to the locking position and an up position in which the locking member is moved to the unlocking position.