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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Daniel A. Roske, Milford, NH (US);
Daniel J. Guse, West Bend, WI (US);
Andrew C. Gunderson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brett Bielefeld, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
David A. Kobilic, Oakfield, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine drive is for propelling a marine vessel in water, the marine drive having a housing configured to support a propulsor for generating a thrust force in the water, an outlet configured to discharge air, exhaust and/or other gas(es) to ventilate the water proximate the propulsor, an outlet passage for conveying a flow of the air, exhaust and/or other gas(es) through the housing to the outlet, and a valve device that permits flow of the air, exhaust and/or other gas(es) out to the water at least when the marine drive is operated in a forward gear, but at least partially prevents a backflow the water past the valve device at least when the marine drive is operated in reverse gear.
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