US2603981A

US2603981A - Steering lever construction

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Publication number: US2603981A
Application number: US664143A
Authority: US
Inventors: Merton F Snyder
Original assignee: SCOTT ATWATER Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: SCOTT ATWATER Manufacturing Co; SCOTT-ATWATER MANUFACTURING Co
Priority date: 1946-04-22
Filing date: 1946-04-22
Publication date: 1952-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 1969-07-22

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July 22, 1952 M. F. SNYDER 2,603,981

STEERING LEVER CONSTRUCTION Filed April 22, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Invenior- MERToN F. SNYDER Aftor-nea.

July 22, 1952 STEERING LEVER CONSTRUCTION Filed April 22, 1946 M. F. SNYDE'R 2,603,981

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Inventor- 6- M'ERT'oN F SNYDER Attdrnev Patented July 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE j I LEVER CONSTRUCTION Merton F. Snyder, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to Scott-Atwater Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota I Application April 22, 1946,:Serial No. 064,143

It is an objectrofthis; invention to providea structure of outboard motor having a steering ;arm,--a handle-connected at one end to said arm ,andvmovable to steering position in substantial longitudinal-alignment with said armand movable to'carrying position substantiallyat right angles tosaid arm. It is a further object of the inventionto pro- Y vide such a structure as set forth in the preceding 1 paragraph, together with simple and efficient means for locking said handle in said carrying position.

"It is another object of the invention to provide an outboard motor structure comprising a substantially vertically extending drive-shaft, a

steering arm extending substantially perpendicularto said shaft, a handle connectedat one end to said arm by a pivot extending transversely thereof-so that said handle can be moved to steering position in substantial longitudinal alignment with-said arm and to position substantially at right angles to said arm, one of said members having an opening extending longitudinally thereof and the other of said members having a portion receivable in said opening,v and means carried by one of said members and movable to position to lock said handle in said last mentioned position. a

' It is' more specifically an object of the invention to provide an outboard motor structure comprising a steering arm, a handle pivoted at one end to said arm by a transverse pivot so that said arm is swingable to a position in substantial longitudinal alignment with said arm and to a position substantially at right angles to said arm, said handle having a slot extending longitudinally thereof atsaid end, said arm having a portion receivablein. saidslot when said arm is in said first mentioned position, a sleeve rotatably carried on said handle having a slot therein through which said portion passes, said sleeve being movable to position to. bring the sa'id'slot therein out of alignment with said portion when ,saidhandle moves to said last mentioned. position to lock said handle. in said last mentioned L position, stops preferably being. provided for said sleeve.

These and other-objects and advantages of the vinvention will befully set forth inthe following eral views and in which; V

9 claims. (01. vi-551.3)

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewiof an outboard motor having the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the steering arm and handle of said motor;

Fig. .3 is apartial view similar toFig. 2, some parts-being-broken. away and others shown in vertical section; a 1 l Fig; 4 isa central vertical section of said arm and handle; I v

. Fig. 5 is apartialbottom plan view of said arm and handle, some parts being. broken away and others shown in horizontal section;

Fig. 6 is-a vertical section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 8 showing the handle in a different position, as indicated bythe arrows;

Fig. .7'is ahorizontal section taken online- 8-8 of Fig. 6; as indicated by thearrows; and

Fig. 8 is a ;view similar .to Fig. '7, with'parts shown in difierentpositions.

Referring to the drawings, 'in Fig. 1, an outboard motor II] is shown comprising thedriving shaft; and exhaust housing Illa, the cylinder The clamp Ille for clamping the motor to a boat is also shown Said motor In comprises a driving shaft 10;, which, when the motor is in operating position on a boat, extends substantiallyvertically. A steering arm II is shown which will be constructed and arranged to turn a tube I07 secured in a sleeve I071. forming a portion of housing I'M. Steering arm II is secured to sleeve IIlh by screws or bolts IIIg. While steering arm I I could be variously formed, in the embodiment of theinvention itis illustrated as a flat bar. A handle I2 is provided, the same having a stem or core I2a which isbifurcated at one end and thus provided with spaced ears or lugs I21). .Handle I2 isv pivotally connected toarmv I I by apivot comprising a headed and nutted .bolt I3 extending transversely through lugs I21 and arm II. The head of .bolt I3, and the nut thereon are respectively received in recesses in lugs I2b. Handle I2.can.thus be swung to steering position,-as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, in which it is in substantial longitudinal alignment with .armv I I, and. it canjbe swung to'carrying position, as show'n in fulllines in Fig. 1 and alsoin 'Fig. 6 in which itis substantially at right angles to arm II. Member Ii'a i provided with a cen- I trallongitudinal slot I2c adjacent the'lugs [2b,

and arm I I has a terminalportion orprojection Ila. which is' receivable in slot I20. 'When handle I2 is in steering position, portion Ila is disposed in slot I20, as shown in Fig.4, and the inclined end surface of portion II 'a engages the inclined surface IZd at the bottom of'slot l2c, as

and partially embracing said projection, said sleeve having a slot in one side for receiving said projection when said handle is in said first mentioned position, said sleeve being rotatable to bring said slot therein out of alignment with said projection when said handle is in said sec-0nd mentioned position to lock said handle in said second mentioned position.

5. The structure set forth in claim 4, said pivoted end of said handle being bifurcated and embracing said arm and pivoted thereto by a pivot extending transversely of said handle and arm.

6. A device of the class described comprising a steering arm, a handle having laterally spaced lugs at one end, a pivot extending through said arm and lugs and fitting therein so that said handle is limited to rotative motion about the axis of said pivot said handle being movable about said axis to a position in substantial longitudinal alignment with said arm and to a position substantially at right angles to said arm,

said handle having an opening extending longi- 1 tudinally therein inwardly of said lugs and said arm having a portion extending beyond said pivot toward said handle and disposed in said opening when said handle is in said first mentioned position and disposed out of said opening when said handle is at right angles to said arm, whereby a structure is formed which is very strong and rigid transversely.

7. A device of the class described having in combination, a steering arm, a handle disposed adjacent one end of said arm and having spaced lugs at one end, a pivot extending transversely through said arm and lug and connecting said handle at one end to said arm, said handle being movable to position in substantial longitudinal alignment with said arm and to position substantially at right angles to said arm, said handle having a slot in said end extending longitudinally thereof adjacent said pivot, said arm having a fiat projection extending beyond said pivot and adapted to extend into said slot when said handle is in said first mentioned position and to be disposed out of said slot when said handle is at right angles to said arm whereby a strong structure is provided against strains transversely of said handle.

8. A device of the class described having in combination, a steering arm, a handle disposed adjacent one end of said arm, a pivot extending transversely of said arm and handle and connecting said handle at one end to said arm, said handle being movable to position insubstantial longitudinal alignment with said arm and to posi- 6 tion substantially at right angles to said arm, said handle having a slot extending longitudinally therein and transversely thereof adjacent said pivot, said arm having a fiat projection extending longitudinally thereof and adapted to extend into said slot when said handle is in said first mentioned position whereby a strong structure is provided against strains transversely of said handle, said arm having a surface inclined to the longitudinal axis thereof and said handle having a surface inclined to the longitudinal axis thereof adapted to engage said first mentioned surface when said handle extends in substantial longitudinal alignment with said arm.

9. A device of the class described having in combination, a steering arm having a fiat side, a handle disposed adjacent one end of said arm, a pivot extending transversely of said arm and handle and connecting said handle at one end to said arm, said handle being movable to position in substantial longitudinal alignment with said arm and to position substantially at right angles to said arm, said handle having a slot extending longitudinally therein and transversely thereof adjacent and inwardly of said pivot, said arm having a fiat projection extending longitudinally thereof and adapted to extend into said slot when said handle is in said first mentioned position whereby a strong structure is provided against strains transversely of said handle, said handle having a sleeve rotatable thereon adjacent said arm and surrounding said slot, said sleeve having a slot therein adapted to be moved into and out of alignment with said slot in said handle to respectively permit the passage of said fiat projection therethrough and having an end adapted to engage said side of said arm to lock said handle in position at right angles to said arm.

MERTON F. SNYDER.

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