Patent ID: 8820701

Claim:
A mount for supporting an outboard motor with respect to a marine vessel, the mount comprising: an outer shell, an inner wedge disposed in the outer shell, and an elastomeric spacer between the outer shell and the inner wedge; wherein the mount axially extends between first and second ends in an axial direction; wherein the mount radially extends between and inside and an outside in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction and in a horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction and perpendicular to the vertical direction; wherein the inner wedge has a non-circular shape when viewed in a cross-section taken perpendicular to the axial direction; wherein the non-circular shape comprises a first outer surface that extends transversely at an angle to the horizontal and vertical directions; wherein the non-circular shape comprises a second outer surface that extends transversely at a different, second angle to the horizontal and vertical directions; and wherein the outer shell comprises first and second opposing inner surfaces that extend parallel to the first and second outer surfaces of the inner wedge, respectively.