Patent ID: 7677938

Claim:
A tiller arm pivotably mountable to a marine outboard engine about a generally horizontally extending pivot axis when a driveshaft of the marine outboard engine is oriented generally vertically, the tiller arm comprising: first and second arms extending away from the pivot axis, the first and second arms having respective first and second lengths in a direction extending away from the pivot axis, the first and second arms having respective first and second widths in a direction parallel to the pivot axis, a maximum distance between the first and second arms in the direction parallel to the pivot axis being greater than at least one of the first width and the second width, at least one of the first and second lengths being greater than the maximum distance; a middle portion having: a first end attached to the first and second arms; and a second end opposite the first end; and a handle portion extending away from the second end of the middle portion in a direction away from the pivot axis, the handle portion having a third width, the third width being less than the maximum distance; and a throttle grip rotatably mounted to the handle portion and rotatable with respect thereto about a throttle grip axis generally perpendicular to the pivot axis, the throttle grip being operatively connectable to the marine outboard engine; at least a portion of a transverse cross-section of at least one of the first and second arms in a plane perpendicular to the throttle grip axis generally having a U-shape, the U-shape defining at least in part a longitudinal cavity formed in the at least one of the first and second arms.