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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herbert A Bankstahl, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Skokie, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 30 ; 2772 / ; 115 35 ;
Abstract
A flexible bellows assembly covers the universal drive coupling connecting between a marine stern drive unit and the inboard engine. The flexible bellows includes a rectangular bead at the periphery of one end and is tubular shaped at the other end. The tubular shaped end is sealably clamped over a projecting portion of the transom bracket and the rectangular bead end is sealably contained within a clamping chamber formed by complimentary portions of the stern drive unit housing and the bell housing portion of the pivot mounting assembly.