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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2016
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
John A. Tuchscherer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
An outboard motor comprises an engine; an input driveshaft that is caused to rotate by the engine; an output driveshaft that extends parallel to and is laterally spaced apart from the input driveshaft; and a transmission that operatively connects the input driveshaft to the output driveshaft such that rotation of the input driveshaft causes rotation of the output driveshaft. The transmission is positionable into a forward gear in which forward rotation of the input driveshaft causes forward rotation of the output driveshaft, a reverse gear in which forward rotation of the input driveshaft causes reverse rotation of the output driveshaft, and neutral wherein forward rotation of the driveshaft does not cause rotation of the output driveshaft.