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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:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
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 88 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit including an internal combustion engine, a shroud substantially enclosing the engine, and a duct having a first and communicating with the shroud and an opposite second end being adapted for connection to an opening in the transom of a boat to enable lthe engine to draw combustion air from the interior of the boat, the duct including a flexible portion and a rigid portion.