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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Mueller, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Daniel J. Balogh, Menasha, WI (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/38 (2006.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63H 21/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/38 (2013.01); B63B 1/121 (2013.01); B63B 1/125 (2013.01); B63H 11/00 (2013.01); B63H 21/21 (2013.01); B63H 2011/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hull assembly for a pontoon boat includes a hull extending in a longitudinal direction between a front end and a rear end. A first thruster assembly is attached to a first lateral side of the hull. A second thruster assembly is attached to a second lateral side of the hull. The first and second thruster assemblies include respective thrust units that are each movable between a deployed position and a stowed position.