The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
May. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald F Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
Michael W Freitag, Kenosha, WI (US);
Martin J Mondek, Wonder Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 76 ; 440 77 ; 440 86 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a gear housing adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the gear housing and adapted to be drivingly connected to a propeller, a clutch mechanism supported within the gear housing and operably connected to the drive shaft, an actuating member movably supported by the gear housing and including a portion extending exteriorly of the gear housing, and a mechanism mounted on the gear housing for forming a substantially water-tight chamber containing the portion of the actuating member.