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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:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
May. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank V Bailey, Racine, WI (US);
Lee A Woodward, Racine, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22C / ; B06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164203 ; 164260 ;
Abstract
A variably unbalanced rotating mechanism comprising a frame, a main shaft having a longitudinal axis and supported on the frame for rotation about the longitudinal axis, a drive for rotating the main shaft, first and second eccentric weights mounted for rotation coaxially with the main shaft, and a mechanism for rotating the weights in common with the main shaft and for selectively rotating the weights in opposite directions relative to each other and relative to the main shaft and independently of main shaft rotation.