Brunswick Corporation

Arden A Anderson

Michael P Mihelich

Richard A Davis

Paul M Radavich

William J Towne

An apparatus is for supporting a marine engine and has a transom bracket having a body section, a head section extending transversely relative to the body section, a neck section disposed between the body section and the head section, and a transition portion along an inside surface of the neck section. A reinforcement member is connected to the neck section and relieves tensile stress on the transition portion when the transom bracket supports the marine engine.

Apparatuses for supporting marine engines

A marine propulsion drive unit is provided with two energy absorbing structures, one comprising a crushable or deformable nose cone or leading edge of a driveshaft housing and the other comprising a frangible interface that allows the drive unit to separate from the hull of a marine vessel. The crushable or deformable nose cone is configured to absorb energy at relatively low impact velocities with submerged structures and the frangible interface is configured to absorb energy and then detach from the hull of the marine vessel at higher impact velocities.

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Fond du Lac, WI, United States of America

Arden A Anderson