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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Inventors:
Duane Harding, Stillwater, OK (US);
Daniel A. Roske, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/34 (2006.01); B63H 20/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/34 (2013.01); B63H 20/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard marine drive has a supporting frame, a lower unit suspended from the supporting frame, the lower unit supporting a propulsor for propelling the outboard marine drive in water, a top cowl on the supporting frame, wherein a gap is defined between a lower end portion of the top cowl and the supporting frame or the lower unit, and a splash plate on the lower unit, the splash plate being configured to reduce inflow of water to the top cowl via the gap.