Controllable reversible pitch propeller

Claim 1

A MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM HAVING, IN COMBINATION, AN OUTBOARD MOTOR COMPRISING: A POWER HEAD INCLUDING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, A MOTOR LEG HOUSING A VERTICAL POWER DRIVE SHAFT DRIVEN BY SAID ENGINE, A STRUCTURAL LOWER UNIT MOUNTING A ROTATABLE HORIZONTAL HOLLOW PROPELLER SHAFT, SAID LOWER UNIT ALSO MOUNTING AND HOUSING A BEVEL-GEAR POWER TRANSMISSION CONNECTING SAID DRIVE SHAFT IN DRIVING RELATION TO SAID PROPELLER SHAFT; AND A COOPERATIVE CONTROLLABLE REVERSIBLE PITCH PROPELLER SYSTEM INCLUDING A PROPELLER ASSEMBLAGE HAVING A HUB FIXED ON SAID PROPELLER SHAFT AND MOUNTING RADIAL BLADES JOURNALED IN SAID HUB FOR PITCH CHANGING MOVEMENT, PITCH CHANGING MECHANISM INCLUDING AN AXIALLY RECIPROCATABLE ROTARY CONNECTING ROD CARRIED BY SAID PROPELLER SHAFT FOR TURNING SAID BLADES EACH ABOUT ITS AXIS, AND PITCH CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT HAVING A MASTER PITCH CONTROL HANDLE, A PITCH CONTROL LEVER MOUNTED ON SAID POWER HEAD, LINKAGE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID MASTER PITCH CONTROL HANDLE TO SAID PITCH CONTROL LEVER, A VERTICAL RECIPROCATORY PITCH CONTROL ROD MOUNTED ON SAID MOTOR LEG AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID PITCH CONTROL LEVER, AND RACK AND PINION GEARING MOUNTED IN SAID LOWER UNIT FOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID VERTICAL CONTROL ROD TO SAID CONNECTING ROD OF THE PITCH CHANGING MECHANISM.