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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1991

Filed:

Apr. 20, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:

James E Grinde, Anoka, MN (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 57 ; 440900 ; 440 53 ;
Abstract

An outboard motor for a marine craft which incorporates a surface drive heretofore only found with inboard motors. A specially designed constant velocity universal joint is used to pivotally couple the propeller shaft and propeller shaft extension housing to the outboard's lower unit whereby propeller thrust forces are transmitted directly through the propeller shaft to the transmission's output shaft. Furthermore, provision is made for routing engine cooling water and exhaust through the prop shaft extension housing and the propeller hub, thereby reducing the engine noise.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Grinde, James. (1991). Surface drive outboard with improved transmission (U.S. Patent No. 4981452). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4981452

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