Patent ID: 8216009
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A tilt and trim device for an outboard motor plate comprising: a transom mounting portion with a transom plate and a motor mounting portion with a motor plate the transom mounting portion and the motor mounting portion being operatively coupled; a lower end of the transom plate having a lower hydraulic cylinder mounting bracket; a central mid portion of the motor plate having an upper hydraulic cylinder mounting bracket; a hydraulic cylinder being operatively coupled to a hydraulic pump and hydraulic pump control, the hydraulic cylinder having an upper fluid line and a lower fluid line, the hydraulic cylinder having a piston contained therein; a hydraulic line fluid restrictor; the transom mounting portion having a generally C-shaped configuration with an upper end having an uppermost extent and a lower end having a lowermost extent and a first length there between; the motor mounting portion having a generally C-shaped configuration with an upper end having an upper extent and a lower end having a lower extent and the mid portion with a generally central area having a second length there between; the lower bracket having a generally U-shaped configuration with a base plate and two parallelly oriented mounting tabs; the upper bracket having a generally U-shaped configuration with base plate and two parallelly oriented mounting tabs; the hydraulic cylinder lower fluid line comprising a length of tubing and a coupler and a nipple, the nipple having an outer surface with a thread having a first diameter, the nipple being threadedly coupled to the hydraulic cylinder; and the restrictor having a round tubular configuration with a passageway there through, the restrictor having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface having a thread of the second diameter; the transom mounting portion having a pair of rearwardly projecting legs forming a transom plate having a first width there between; the motor mounting portion having a pair of forwardly projecting legs with a second width there between with the second width forming a motor plate, the second width of the motor plate being greater than the first width; each of the tabs of the lower bracket having a mounting bolt hole there through, the transom plate hydraulic lower bracket also having two rearwardly projecting cylinder pin tabs with each of the pin tabs having a lower cylinder pin aperture there through; with each of the tabs of the upper bracket having a mounting bolt hole there through, the motor plate hydraulic lower bracket also having two forwardly projecting cylinder pin tabs with each of the pin tabs having a upper cylinder pin aperture there through; the hydraulic line nipple having an interior thread of a second diameter with the second diameter being less than the first diameter; and the restrictor interior surface having a hexagonally shaped recess.