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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. 14, 1992
Filed:
May. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
George L Broughton, Zion, IL (US);
Paul W Breckenfeld, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440-2 ; 440 88 ;
Abstract
A marine propulsion device comprising a propulsion unit adapted to be mounted on the transom of a boat for pivotal movement relative thereto about a generally vertical steering axis, the propulsion unit comprising a lower unit rotatably supporting a propeller shaft adapted to support a propeller, a conduit for providing a discharge of fluid from the propulsion unit, and a nozzle for selectively varying the direction, relative to the lower unit, of the discharge.