Abstract: A tilt helm for use with a boat having a dashboard and a steering system includes a first housing adapted to be mounted in a fixed position with respect to the dashboard and a second housing having a plurality of teeth. The second housing is selectively pivotable with respect to the first housing. A tilt lock is used to hold the second housing in a selected position.

Abstract: A motor boat drive mounting configuration connects the drives of a boat together at their centerlines so that the drives are turned at equal angles and are synchronized by the boat's steering system. The tie bar that interconnects the drives includes an end assembly that is configured to rotate 360 degrees with respect to an outer tube. The end assembly using a lug rotatably disposed in a threaded insert to provide the rotation. An end assembly disposed at the other end of the outer tube provides selective length adjustment through a threaded connection between the end assembly and the outer tube. A lock nut locks the position of the end assembly. In one embodiment, the tie bar is connected to a reconfigurable motor mount that may be selectively reconfigured in left hand, right hand, and center configurations.

Abstract: A motor boat drive mounting configuration connects the drives of a boat together at their centerlines so that the drives are turned at equal angles and are synchronized by the boat's steering system. The tie bar that interconnects the drives includes an end assembly that is configured to rotate 360 degrees with respect to an outer tube. The end assembly using a lug rotatably disposed in a threaded insert to provide the rotation. An end assembly disposed at the other end of the outer tube provides selective length adjustment through a threaded connection between the end assembly and the outer tube. A lock nut locks the position of the end assembly. In one embodiment, the tie bar is connected to a reconfigurable motor mount that may be selectively reconfigured in left hand, right hand, and center configurations.

Abstract: An improved check valve assembly which is mounted on the front end of a feedscrew of an injection molding machine has a check ring which is slidably mounted on the shank of a retainer within the heated barrel of the molding machine. An annular-shaped flow gap is formed between the inner periphery of the check ring and retainer shank for feeding sleeves of heated material into a discharge chamber at the forward end of the barrel. The check ring is movable between a forward material feed position where it is engaged with a front valve seat and a rearward material blocking position where it is engaged with a rear valve seat. A compression coil spring is telescopically mounted on the retainer shank and is located within the annular-shaped flow gap and biases the check ring toward the material block position to provide a positive valve shut-off irrespective of the viscosity of the heated material.

Abstract: An improved check valve assembly which is mounted on the front end of a feedscrew of an injection molding machine having a check ring which is slidably mounted on the shank of a retainer within the heated barrel of the molding machine. An annular-shaped flow gap is formed between the inner periphery of the check ring and retainer shank for feeding cylindrical-shaped sleeves of heated material into a discharge chamber at the forward end of the barrel. The check ring is movable between a forward material feed position where it is engaged with a front valve seat and a rearward material blocking position where it is engaged with a rear valve seat.