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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:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoki Kato, Hamamatsu, JP;
Michihiro Tagushi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277186 ; 49488 ; 49490 ; 49497 ; 277226 ; 440 76 ; 440 77 ; 440900 ;
Abstract
A number of embodiments of seal arrangement for sealing between the cowling and tray of the powerhead of an outboard motor. In each embodiment, the seal includes a base portion, a seal portion and an intermediate portion that deflects by bending for achieving sealing action without necessitating any compression of the material in the seal. As a result, significantly lower sealing pressures can be employed.