Patent ID: 8758070

Claim:
A forward-reverse switching device of a jet-propulsion watercraft which comprises a nozzle and a bucket, comprising: a base member secured to a hull of the jet-propulsion watercraft and comprising a fixed protrusion; a slide member movable relative to the base member between a forward-side position and a reverse-side position with a neutral position therebetween; a control unit comprising a grip member attached to the slide member and a control lever pivotable relative to the grip member about a shaft between first and second positions; and a locking member swingably disposed on the slide member and comprising a guide groove in which the fixed protrusion is fitted, the guide groove comprising a neutral locking groove portion, which mates with the fixed protrusion when the slide member and the control lever are located in the neutral position and the first position, respectively, and separates from the fixed protrusion when the control lever moves to the second position.