PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15981040
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["440", "053000"]

Abstract:
The apparatus includes a pin, a pair of plates and a brace. The pin, in use, is received by one of the pairs of trim holes of an outboard engine mounting bracket. The pair of plates, in use, is secured to the main assembly of the outboard motor using the other of the pairs of holes. The brace is adapted, when the brace and the main assembly are operatively positioned and when the lower unit of the outboard motor is locked against movement away from the transom, to be gripped between the plates and the pin, to restrain the main assembly against said pivotal movement.

Claim (Index 1):
Apparatus for use with a boat having an outboard motor and a transom, the outboard motor being of the type having:\n a engine mounting bracket assembly including a portion gripping the transom and a portion defining a plurality of pairs of trim holes; a steering post pivotally mounted to the engine mounting bracket assembly; a main assembly including: a powerhead containing an engine; a midsection extending from the powerhead; a lower unit extending from the powerhead; and a steering post bearing bracket disposed proximal to the junction of the midsection and lower unit, the steering post bearing bracket: defining a bore through which the steering post extends, thereby to permit rotational movement of the main assembly about the steering post; defining two pairs of bolt holes, one of the pairs being disposed on the side of the steering post nearest the main assembly, the other of the pairs being disposed on the side of the steering post furthest the main assembly; and for each bolt hole, having a nut and bolt assembly, collectively securing the steering post bearing bracket to the post, the apparatus comprising: a pin which, in use, is received by one of the pairs of trim holes; a pair of plates which, in use, are secured to the main assembly using the other of the pairs of holes; and a brace which is adapted, when the brace and main assembly are operatively positioned and when the lower unit is locked against movement away from the transom, to be gripped between the plates and the pin, to restrain the main assembly against said pivotal movement.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.20755
- Patent Class: 440.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13826712', '09877212', '10622719', '14308938', '12610427']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5647582988399762
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4743985385640768
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5557223228123863
- Mean Citation Score: 128.3278652
- Max Citation Score: 136.26912
- Similarity Product: 84.90627295669555

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test