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Single lever electrical control
Assignee: Outboard Marine Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-02
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1982-03-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William J Shimanckas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:26
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H21/00; B63H21/21; B63H21/213; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/19419; Y10T74/19423; Y10T74/19428; Y10T74/19437
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
334 words
A CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE HAVING A THROTTLE AND A PAIR OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED CLUTCHES WHICH ARE SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN NEUTRAL, FORWARD DRIVE, AND REARWARD DRIVE CONDITIONS, SAID CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME, A CONTROL MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOVABLY MOUNTING SAID CONTROL MEMBER ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH AN ARCUATE PATH FROM A CENTRAL NEUTRAL POSITION AND THROUGH A SHIFT RANGE ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION AND THROUGH A SPEED RANGE EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID SHIFT RANGES, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS RESPECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTABLE TO SAID PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CLUTCHES, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SWITCH MEANS ON SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER, MEANS ON SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID SWITCH MEANS, SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN RELATION TO SAID SWITCH MEANS SUCH THAT SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS IS INOPERABLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID SWITCH MEANS WHEN SAID CONTROL MEMBER IS IN SAID NEUTRAL POSITION AND SO THAT ONE OF SAID SWITCH MEANS IS OPERATED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGE ON ONE SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN FORWARD DRIVE CONDITION AND SO THAT SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS OPERATES THE OTHER OF SAID SWITCH MEANS TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN REARWARD DRIVE CONDITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION, A LINEARLY DISPLACEABLE SPEED CONTROL MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE OF SAID ENGINE TO CONTROL THE SETTING THEREOF, MEANS ON SAID FRAME MOUNTING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO AN IDLE POSITION, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER TO SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR RETAINING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER IN SAID IDLE POSITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGES AND FOR DISPLACING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID IDLE POSITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SPEED RANGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
334 words
A CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE HAVING A THROTTLE AND A PAIR OF ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED CLUTCHES WHICH ARE SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN NEUTRAL, FORWARD DRIVE, AND REARWARD DRIVE CONDITIONS, SAID CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME, A CONTROL MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOVABLY MOUNTING SAID CONTROL MEMBER ON SAID FRAME FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH AN ARCUATE PATH FROM A CENTRAL NEUTRAL POSITION AND THROUGH A SHIFT RANGE ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION AND THROUGH A SPEED RANGE EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID SHIFT RANGES, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS RESPECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTABLE TO SAID PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CLUTCHES, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SWITCH MEANS ON SAID FRAME IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER, MEANS ON SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID SWITCH MEANS, SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN RELATION TO SAID SWITCH MEANS SUCH THAT SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS IS INOPERABLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID SWITCH MEANS WHEN SAID CONTROL MEMBER IS IN SAID NEUTRAL POSITION AND SO THAT ONE OF SAID SWITCH MEANS IS OPERATED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGE ON ONE SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN FORWARD DRIVE CONDITION AND SO THAT SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS OPERATES THE OTHER OF SAID SWITCH MEANS TO EFFECT OPERATION OF SAID ENGINE IN REARWARD DRIVE CONDITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID NEUTRAL POSITION, A LINEARLY DISPLACEABLE SPEED CONTROL MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE THROTTLE OF SAID ENGINE TO CONTROL THE SETTING THEREOF, MEANS ON SAID FRAME MOUNTING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO AN IDLE POSITION, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER TO SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR RETAINING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER IN SAID IDLE POSITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SHIFT RANGES AND FOR DISPLACING SAID SPEED CONTROL MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID IDLE POSITION DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER THROUGH SAID SPEED RANGES.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-07-07 | 1968-01-06 | 1968-07-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-07-07 | 1972-01-06 | 1972-07-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-07-07 | 1976-01-06 | 1976-07-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |