Steering direction indicator means for marine propulsion units

Claim 1

IN THE STEERING MECHANISM FOR MARINE PROPULSION STEERING MEANS, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A STERRING SHAFT ROTATABLE ON A STEERING AXIS AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID STEERING MEANS, A HOUSING FOR SAID STEERING SHAFT, A STEERING WHEEL HAVING A HUB SECURED ON SAID SHAFT, A FIRST GEAR PROVIDED ON SAID HOUSING COAXIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE STEERING AXIS, AN INDICATOR CARRIER COAXIALLY SUPPORTED WITH RESPECT TO THE STEERING AXIS AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HUB FROM SAID HOUSING AND BEING ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO THE HUB, A SECOND GEAR PROVIDED ON SAID CARRIER, A PLANET MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRIED BY THE HUB, OPPOSED GEARS PROVIDED ON SAID MEMBER CORRESPONDING TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND GEARS AND MESHINGLY ENGAGED THEREWITH, SAID PLANET MEMBER BEING ROTATABLE ON ITS OWN AXIS TO DRIVE THE INDICATOR CARRIER WHILE BEING CARRIED BY THE HUB ABOUT SAID FIRST GEAR, SAID GEARS BEING ARRANGED TO PROVIDE FOR ROTATION OF THE INDICATOR CARRIER IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITELY FROM ROTATION OF THE PROPULSION STEERING MEANS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND HAVING A GEAR RATIO ADAPTED TO ROTATE THE INDICATOR CARRIER IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH THE ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROPULSION STEERING MEANS.