Shift cable assembly for marine drive

Claim 1

A shift cable assembly for a marine drive, comprising: a shift plate; a shift lever pivotally mounted on said plate; remote control means for selectively positioning a clutch and gear assembly of a drive unit into forward, neutral and reverse gears; control cable means interconnecting said remote control means and said shift lever and movable by said remote control means to pivot said shift lever; shift interrupter switch means mounted on said plate and actuatable to momentarily interrupt ignition of the drive unit; a switch actuating arm pivotally mounted on said plate between a first neutral position and a second switch actuating position, said arm including a flat body member disposed parallel to said shift plate; spring means for biasing said arm into said neutral position, said spring means disposed on one side of said arm parallel thereto and including a V-shaped spring member having a head and a pair of legs diverging therefrom; mounting means on said switch actuating arm for mounting said spring means on said arm, said mounting means including first retaining means for retaining the head of said spring member on said one side of said arm and second retaining means spaced from said first retaining means and adjacent the legs of said spring member for retaining the legs of said spring member on said one side of said arm; and drive cable means interconnecting said shift lever and said clutch and gear assembly and having an intermediate portion connected to said switch actuating arm and movable to pivot said switch actuating arm to said second switch actuating position in response to pivoting of said shift lever by said control cable means.