US4030324A — Lock hardware for outboard motor

Claim 1

Independent Claim 153 words

Locking hardware for the clamp screws on the inboard arm of an outboard motor C clamp which clamp screws have pad ends adapted to press against the transom board of a boat and the like by turning of transverse handles on the opposite ends of such clamp screws; said locking hardware comprising: 1. a back plate adapted to be disposed between the pad ends of such clamp screws and the transom board and secured thereto thereby; 2. a stud bolt mounted on said back plate and extending inboard therefrom parallel to and in the same horizontal plane as the clamp screws: 3. a channel iron cover member having a main body for receiving and confining the handles of the clamp screws within the web and flanges thereof and having a bored hole formed through the web portion of said main body thereof for passage of the threaded end of said stud bolt therethrough;

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 153 words

Locking hardware for the clamp screws on the inboard arm of an outboard motor C clamp which clamp screws have pad ends adapted to press against the transom board of a boat and the like by turning of transverse handles on the opposite ends of such clamp screws; said locking hardware comprising: 1. a back plate adapted to be disposed between the pad ends of such clamp screws and the transom board and secured thereto thereby; 2. a stud bolt mounted on said back plate and extending inboard therefrom parallel to and in the same horizontal plane as the clamp screws: 3. a channel iron cover member having a main body for receiving and confining the handles of the clamp screws within the web and flanges thereof and having a bored hole formed through the web portion of said main body thereof for passage of the threaded end of said stud bolt therethrough;

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 174 words

a pair of channel iron legs on the ends of said cover member disposed in the same horizontal plane and parallel to said stud bolt and clamp screws and with the free ends of said legs engaging said back plate; 5. means between the main body of said cover member and said back plate providing a chamber for confining said stud bolt; 6. a cylindrical shell formed on the inboard face of the web portion of the main body of said cover member in axial alignment with the bored hole formed therethrough for receiving and concealing the threaded end of said stud bolt projecting therefrom; 7. a lug nut confinable within said cylindrical shell and threadedly connected to the threaded end of said stud bolt for securing the cover member thereto; 8. a key operated locking means in the free end of said lug nut; and 9. a key adapted to fit the key operated locking means in said lug nut for locking the lug nut within and against removal from said cylindrical shell.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 174 words

a pair of channel iron legs on the ends of said cover member disposed in the same horizontal plane and parallel to said stud bolt and clamp screws and with the free ends of said legs engaging said back plate; 5. means between the main body of said cover member and said back plate providing a chamber for confining said stud bolt; 6. a cylindrical shell formed on the inboard face of the web portion of the main body of said cover member in axial alignment with the bored hole formed therethrough for receiving and concealing the threaded end of said stud bolt projecting therefrom; 7. a lug nut confinable within said cylindrical shell and threadedly connected to the threaded end of said stud bolt for securing the cover member thereto; 8. a key operated locking means in the free end of said lug nut; and 9. a key adapted to fit the key operated locking means in said lug nut for locking the lug nut within and against removal from said cylindrical shell.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 124 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 1 including 1. a wrench operated lug nut confinable within said cylindrical shell and having one end threaded for connection to the threaded end of said stud bolt to secure the cover member thereto, said lug nut having a serrated cavity at its opposite end for receiving a barrel type lock; 2. a lock sleeve slidably fit into said cylindrical shell and having an internal cavity provided with facades to fit the wrench operated head of said lug nut; and 3. a barrel lock inserted into the open end of said cylindrical shell and the serrated cavity of said wrench operated lug nut for locking the latter within and against removal from said cylindrical shell.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 25 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 2 including means for securing said back plate to the inboard side of the transom board.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 134 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 1 including a pair of stud bolts mounted on said back plate for embracing the clamp screws and the inboard arm of the outboard motor C clamp therebetween and in which said channel iron cover has a bored hole formed through the web portion of its main body in alignment with and for receiving the thread end of a respective one of said stud bolts, and a cylindrical shell formed on the inboard face of the web portion of the main body of said cover member in axial alignment with each of said stud bolts for concealing the thread end thereof as well as one of said key operated lugs nuts threadedly connected to the threaded end of a respective one of said stud bolts.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 69 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 4 in which said means between the main body of said cover member and said back plate providing a chamber for confining each of said stud bolts comprises the inwardly extending flanges and web portion of an adjacent one of said pair of channel iron legs on the ends of said cover member for embracing the respective stud bolt therebetween.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 56 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 5 in which said channel iron cover member and channel iron legs are integral and each have their flanges facing inwardly to provide a C shaped chamber for confining and concealing the handles on the screw clamps as well as the stud bolts on said back plate.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 129 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 6 including 1. a wrench operated lug nut confinable within each of said cylindrical shells and each having one end threaded for connection to the threaded ends of said stud bolts to secure the cover member thereto and each having a serrated cavity at their opposite ends for receiving a barrel type lock; 2. a lock sleeve slidably fit into each of said cylindrical shells and each having an internal cavity provided with facades to fit the wrench operated head of said lug nuts; and 3. a barrel lock inserted into the open end of said cylindrical shells and the serrated cavity of said wrench operated lug nuts for locking the latter within and against removal from said cylindrical shells.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 25 words

The locking hardware in accordance with that of claim 7 including means for securing said back plate to the inboard side of the transom board.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1980-06-20	1980-12-20	1981-06-21	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1984-06-20	1984-12-20	1985-06-21	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1988-06-20	1988-12-20	1989-06-21	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Lock hardware for outboard motor

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