US 12,459,621 B1
Marine drives and apparatuses for steering marine drives and for routing flexible rigging connectors on marine drives
Derek J. Fletcher, Oshkosh, WI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/939,474.
Int. Cl. B63H 20/12 (2006.01); B63H 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 20/12 (2013.01) [B63H 25/02 (2013.01); B63H 2025/024 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine drive for propelling a marine vessel in a body of water, the marine drive comprising:
a frame configured to support the marine drive with respect to the marine vessel;
a cowling enclosing a portion of the frame in a cowling interior;
a steering arm configured to support a tiller relative to the marine drive; and
a flexible rigging connector extending from the cowling interior and through the steering arm for connecting a component of the marine drive to a component on the marine vessel.