Shallow water drive link control

Claim 2

A marine propulsion device comprising a support bracket adapted to be attached to a boat hull, a thrust pin carried by said support bracket, a swivel bracket, means connecting said swivel bracket and said support bracket for pivotal movement therebetween relative to a normal operating swivel bracket position, a raised swivel bracket position, and a shallow water drive position located intermediate the normal operating position and the raised position, a reverse lock movably mounted on said swivel bracket for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the normal operating position, a shallow water drive link mounted on said swivel bracket for movement relative to a position for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the shallow water drive position, means on said swivel bracket and on said support bracket for releasably holding said swivel bracket in the raised position, and selectively operable control means mounted on said swivel bracket and including an element operably connected to said reverse lock, operably connected to said shallow water drive link, and operably connected to said swivel bracket holding means for controlling releasable engagement of said thrust pin by said reverse lock and for displacing said shallow water drive link relative to said position affording releasable engagement with said thrust pin, and for controlling releasable holding of said swivel bracket in the raised position by said swivel bracket holding means.

Claim 3

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said reverse lock is movable relative to a position affording engagement with said thrust pin and wherein said element is operable to displace said shallow water drive link independently of movement of said reverse lock relative to said reverse lock position.

Claim 4

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said control means includes means on said element operably engageable with said swivel bracket holding means, means on said element connected to said reverse lock, and means on said element connected to said shallow water drive link independently of said means operably engageable with said swivel bracket holding means and independently of said means connected to said reverse lock.

Claim 5

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means connected to said shallow water drive link comprises linkage means directly connecting said element and said shallow water drive link for displacing said shallow water drive link to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin in response to movement of said operating lever, said linkage means including means affording lost motion between said element and said shallow water drive link.

Claim 6

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 3 wherein said reverse lock is movable relative to a position affording engagement with said thrust pin and wherein said means connected to said shallow water drive link comprises linkage means directly connecting said element to said shallow water drive link for displacing said shallow water drive link to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin in response to movement of said element and independently of movement of said reverse lock, said linkage means including means affording lost motion between said element and said shallow water drive link.

Claim 7

A marine propulsion device comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a boat hull, a swivel bracket connected to said mounting bracket for pivotal movement therebetween about a tilt axis and relative to a normal running position and upwardly from the normal running position to and beyond a shallow water drive position, said tilt axis being generally horizontal when said mounting bracket is attached to the boat hull, a propulsion unit connected to said swivel bracket for pivotal movement therebetween and about an axis extending transversely to said tilt axis to afford steering of said propulsion unit relative to said swivel bracket, a thrust pin carried by said mounting bracket for releasable engagement by said swivel bracket to locate said swivel bracket in the normal running position, a shallow water drive link carried by said swivel bracket for movement relative to a position affording engagement with said thrust pin to releasably hold said swivel bracket in the shallow water drive position, means on said swivel bracket engageable by said shallow water drive link to locate said shallow water drive link in said position affording engagement of said shallow water drive link with said thrust pin, and means for displacing said shallow water drive link relative to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin and including an operating lever movably mounted on said swivel bracket and adapted to be manually actuated, linkage means directly connecting said operating lever to said shallow water drive link for displacing said shallow water drive link to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin in response to movement of said operating lever, said linkage means including means affording lost motion between said operating lever and said shallow water drive link.

Claim 8

A marine propulsion device comprising a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a boat hull, a swivel bracket connected to said mounting bracket for pivotal movement therebetween about a tilt axis and relative to a normal running position and upwardly from the normal running position to and beyond a shallow water drive position, said tilt axis being generally horizontal when said mounting bracket is attached to the boat hull, a propulsion unit connected to said swivel bracket for pivotal movement therebetween and about an axis extending transversely to said tilt axis to afford steering of said propulsion unit relative to said swivel bracket, a thrust pin carried by said mounting bracket for releasable engagement by said swivel bracket to locate said swivel bracket in the normal running position, a shallow water drive link carried by said swivel bracket for movement relative to a position affording engagement with said thrust pin to releasably hold said swivel bracket in the shallow water drive position, means on said swivel bracket engageable by said shallow water drive link to locate said shallow water drive link in said position affording engagement of said shallow water drive link with said thrust pin, and means for displacing said shallow water drive link relative to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin and including an operating lever movably mounted on said swivel bracket and adapted to be manually actuated, linkage means directly connecting said operating lever to said shallow water drive link for displacing said shallow water drive link to said position affording engagement with said thrust pin in response to movement of said operating lever, said linkage means including means affording lost motion between said operating lever and said shallow water drive link.

Claim 9

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 6 and further including a reverse lock movably mounted on said swivel bracket for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to releasably hold said swivel bracket in the normal running position and wherein said linkage means is operable to displace said shallow water drive link independently of movement of said reverse lock.

Claim 10

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 6 wherein said linkage means includes a link and wherein said means affording lost motion comprises a spring portion included in said link.

Claim 11

A marine propulsion device in accordance with claim 6 wherein said means affording lost motion comprises manually actuatable spring means.

Claim 12

A marine propulsion device comprising a support bracket adapted to be attached to a boat hull, a thrust pin carried by said support bracket, a swivel bracket, means connecting said swivel bracket and said support bracket for pivotal movement therebetween relative to a normal operating swivel bracket position and a shallow water drive position raised relative to the normal operating position, a reverse lock movably mounted on said swivel bracket for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the normal operating position, a shallow water drive link mounted on said swivel bracket for movement relative to a position for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the shallow water drive position, and selectively operable control means mounted on said swivel bracket and including an element operably connected to said reverse lock, and operably connected to said shallow water drive link for controlling releasable engagement of said thrust pin by said reverse lock and for displacing said shallow water drive link relative to said position affording releasable engagement with said thrust pin.

Claim 13

A marine propulsion device comprising a support bracket adapted to be attached to a boat hull, a thrust pin carried by said support bracket, a swivel bracket, means connecting said swivel bracket and said support bracket for pivotal movement therebetween relative to a normal operating swivel bracket position and a shallow water drive position raised relative to the normal operating position, a reverse lock movably mounted on said swivel bracket for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the normal operating position, a shallow water drive link mounted on said swivel bracket for movement relative to a position for releasable engagement with said thrust pin to retain said swivel bracket in the shallow water drive position, and selectively operable control means mounted on said swivel bracket and including an element operably connected to said reverse lock, and operably connected to said shallow water drive link for controlling releasable engagement of said thrust pin by said reverse lock and for displacing said shallow water drive link relative to said position affording releasable engagement with said thrust pin.