Outboard motor tilt release

Claim 1

IN AN OUTBOARD MOTOR SUPPORT, A TRANSOM BRACKET, A SWIVEL BEARING HAVING A BRACKET ARM, A PIVOT TILTABLY CONNECTING THE BRACKET ARM TO THE TRANSOM BRACKET, A LATCHING PIN CARRIED BY THE TRANSOM BRACKET, A LATCH LEVER HAVING A FULCRUM PIVOT AT ONE END AND A HOOK AT ITS OPPOSITE END NORMALLY ENGAGING THE PIN THEREBY TO PREVENT TILTING OF THE MOTOR, AN AUXILIARY LEVER ARM ON THE SWIVEL BEARING HAVING A FREE END CARRYING THE FULCRUM PIVOT, THE AUXILIARY LEVER ARM EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE SWIVEL BEARING FROM A SEPARATE PIVOT, SPRING MEANS EFFECTIVE BETWEEN THE LATCH LEVER AND LEVER ARM URGING THE FORMER TO ITS PIN-ENGAGING CONDITION, HAND-CONTROLLED RELEASE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOOK-CARRYING END OF THE LATCH LEVER, FURTHER SPRING MEANS EFFECTIVE BETWEEN THE SWIVEL BEARING AND SAID FULCRUM PIVOT IN CO-OPERATING WITH THE FIRST NAMED SPRING MEANS TO URGE THE LATCH LEVER TO ITS PIN-ENGAGING CONDITION, AND ABUTMENT SURFACES ON THE LATCH LEVER AND THE SWIVEL BEARING PROVIDING A TEMPORARY FULCRUM FOR THE LATCH LEVER UNDER THE ACTION OF AN AUTOMATIC RELEASE PULL APPLIED FROM THE SWIVEL BEARING TO THE HOOK AND PIN WHEREBY THE LATCH LEVER IS CAPABLE OF SWINGING ON THE SAID TEMPORARY FULCRUM AGAINST THE ACTION OF THE SAID FURTHER SPRING MEANS IN A DIRECTION DISENGAGING THE HOOK FROM THE PIN.