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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1986
Donald K Sullivan, Waukegan, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a pivot housing adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat for pivotal movement relative to the transom about a generally vertical steering axis, and about a generally horizontal tilt axis, the pivot housing including a rear end and an opening, a propulsion unit removably connected to the rear end of the pivot housing for pivotal movement with the pivot housing, a flexible bellows having an end communicating with the opening in the pivot housing, and a removable spring clamp for securing the end of the bellows to the pivot housing, the spring clamp functioning independently of the connection of the propulsion unit to the pivot housing and being removable from the rear end of the pivot housing when the propulsion unit is disconnected from the pivot housing.