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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Kevin R. Anderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Andrew J. Bingen, Iron Ridge, WI (US);
Daniel D. Treptow, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Kenneth G. Lemberger, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermally resistant exhaust coupler having a thickness, an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface constructed of an elastomeric polymer and extend the length of the coupler as elastomeric polymer layers. The thickness includes at least one thermally resistant fiber layer located between the inner cylindrical surface and outer cylindrical surface and substantially extending the length of the thermally resistant exhaust coupler. The thermally resistant fiber layer may be constructed from a ceramic selected from one or more of the following materials: basalt, alumina, borica, silica, mullite, S glass or E glass, 3M® Nextel®, or a combination thereof.