摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a single lever control for marine propulsion devices and the like which control includes a main control lever mounted for rotational movement from a neutral position, a control knob including a laterally extending hand grip portion and removably fastened on the upper end of the main control lever, and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the main control lever in the neutral position. The locking mechanism includes a locking arm slidably mounted on one side of the main control lever for reciprocative movement between a locking position and a released position. The locking arm is moved to a released position by squeezing a lockout button located adjacent the hand grip portion and removably fastened to the upper end of the locking arm. The lockout button includes a pair of laterally spaced slots located on the opposite sides of the main control lever so that the hand grip and the lockout button can be conveniently mounted on either side of the main control lever without relocating the locking arm or removing the main control lever.
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