Tilting transom drive mechanism

Claim 1

A TILTING TRANSOM DRIVE MECHANISM FOR INBOARD BOAT MOTORS COMPRISING A MOUNTING PLATE ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE OUTER FACE OF A BOAT TRANSOM, AN ELONGATE VERTICALLY DISPOSED HOUSING, MEANS PIVOTALLY SUSPENDING THE HOUSING AT ITS TOP END FROM SAID PLATE FOR REARWARD SWINGING, A FIRST DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH AND ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE, A SECOND DRIVE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN THE TOP OF THE HOUSING, A PROPELLER SHAFT ROTATABLY SUPPORTED IN THE LOWER PART OF SAID HOUSING IN PARALLEL RELATION WITH THE SECOND SHAFT, SAID SECOND DRIVE SHAFT AND SAID PROPELLER SHAFT HAVING A PERMANENTLY FIXED SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER, A PROPELLER MOUNTED ON THEE FORWARD END OF THE PROPELLER MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT, A DRIVE CHAIN IN THE HOUSING BETWEEN, AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID SECOND SHAFT ANDD THE PROPELLER SHAFT HAVING AN INSTALLED PRE-STERSSED CONDITION MAINTAINED BY THE FIXED RELATIONSHIP OF THE SECOND DRIVE AND PROPELLER SHAFTS WHEREBY WEAR, STRETCH AND OUTBOWING OF THE FLIGHTS OF THE CHAIN ARE SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATED, A CLUTCH MEANS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHAFTS ADAPTED TO DISCONNECT UPON THE SWINGING OF THE HOUSING AWAY FROM SAID PLATE, AND A RUDDER MOUNTED UPON THEE REAR OF THE HOUSING.