Patent ID: 7665381

Claim:
A marine propulsion control device comprising: a base; and at least first and second levers including first and second grips, respectively, each of the first and second levers having a first end and a second end; wherein the first ends of the first and second levers are supported by the base and arranged to pivot about a common pivot axis and the second ends of the first and second levers include the first and second grips, respectively; an axial length from the first ends to the second ends of the first and second levers is substantially the same such that the second ends of the first and second levers are aligned in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first and second levers; the first grip extends toward the second grip such that a portion of the first grip overlaps a portion of the second grip both in a direction extending along the axial length of the first and second levers and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial length of the first and second levers; and each of the first and second grips includes a respective surface which extends generally parallel to the common pivot axis, and the respective surfaces of the first and second grips oppose each other when the first and second levers are aligned in the same place.