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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7032530 | Submarine air bag launch assembly An air bag launch assembly is disclosed which allows for modular loading onto a submarine, the launch of weapons or vehicles external to the submarine pressure hull, while also achieving greater packing density. The air bag launch assembly includes a large, watertig... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6965734 | Electronic equipment and camera Pawls are formed on an outer peripheral portion of an operation dial at intervals equal to step rotating angles of the operation dial so that a user's finger nail can be placed on one of the pawls to rotate the dial. When the finger nail is placed on one of the pawl... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6920838 | Steerage wheel for vessel A steerage wheel for a vessel such as a sailing yacht is disclosed. A rim member is attached to a hub member by a series of spokes. The rim member includes pivot mechanisms to allow sector portions of the rim member to be folded over to reduce the effective width of... | 07/26/2005 |
| 5111761 | Steering system for boats A steering system (10) of a boat (25) has a steering column (12), a dashboard mounting structure (18), a cable housing (20), and a cable (22). Parts within the cable housing (20) transfer rotation of the steering column (12) to a push-pull movement of the... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4915050 | Steering mechanism for outboard motor Apparatus is described for controlling the steering of an outboard motor (e.g., a trolling motor) on a marine craft. The apparatus includes a frame for attachment to a mounting surface for the motor, a D.C. motor which can be driven in clockwise and count... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4721052 | Pedestal wheel steering system having universal self-adjusting idler A boat steering assembly (10) including a pedestal steering actuator (11) in a column (12) mounted on a boat sole (16). A pair of steering cables (18,20) lead from the actuator through a substantially vertical orientation and then through a universal self... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4470363 | Cable operated steering system A boat steering assembly including a pedestal steering actuator for actuating steering movement, a rudder having a steering axis, and cables for transmitting steering movement from the pedestal steering actuator to the rudder. The assembly further include... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4387658 | Wheel steering apparatus for boats A wheel steering apparatus for a boat. A pedestal housing is mounted onto a cockpit sole or other support member. The housing supports a shaft and sprocket that are rotated by a wheel. A sheave is mounted onto the rudder post that extends from the rudder.... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4367881 | Vehicle steering system The steering system includes a rotatable steering control member located remotely from a steerable dirigible wheel unit, a drive sprocket mounted for common rotation with the steering control member, a short length of roller or sprocket chain trained abou... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4295385 | Pivoted lever actuator A stationary base plate having an attached pivotable plate, and a cable secured around a circular flange depending from the pivotable plate has its extending ends lengthened or shortened on pivoting the pivotable plate. With the cable ends secured to oppo... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4266440 | Steering unit A steering unit comprised of a housing which has a disc rotatably mounted therein. The disc has a grooved outer peripheral surface and has a push-pull control cable attached thereto. The push-pull control cable is attached to the disc via an inner cable. ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4054102 | Dual cable steering system Disclosed herein is a marine installation including a marine propulsion device including a transom bracket adapted to be fixed relative to a boat hull, a swivel bracket including spaced parallel apertures and mounted on the transom bracket for tilting mov... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4040375 | Boat steering system A boat steering system has a rudder post actuator, a steering actuator, a pair of operating strands trained therebetween and an adjustable strand directing mechanism positioned between the rudder post actuator and the steering actuator for changing the di... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4014281 | Steering unit A ship's steering unit comprising a housing, a cable wheel mounted within the housing, a shaft with a pinion thereon in driving engagement with the cable wheel, and a one-piece body which serves as a bearing support for the shaft, the shaft having a shrou... | 03/29/1977 |
