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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:
Dec. 11, 1990
Filed:
May. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald F Bland, Glenview, IL (US);
Martin J Mondek, Wonder Lake, IL (US);
Lawrence E Zdanowicz, Waukegan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 61 ; 440 53 ; 18832111 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a member adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat, a housing which is mounted on the member for pivotal movement relative thereto and which has therein a first bore, an extendable and contractable hydraulic assembly having a first end connected to the member and having a second end having therein a second bore, a shaft extending through the first and second bores, a bushing surrounding the shaft in the first and second bores, and an elastomeric member surrounding the bushing in the first and second bores.