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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1990
Mark Stojkov, Parma, OH (US);
John T Venaleck, Madison, OH (US);
Carl W Rose, Jr, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Charles R Anspach, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Park French, Aurora, OH (US);
James A Bacnik, Mentor, OH (US);
John E Hartman, Painesville, OH (US);
Ohio Associated Enterprises, Inc., Painesville, OH (US);
Abstract
An outdrive system for watercraft includes use of plastic or other relatively flexible material, e.g., compared to metal, especially as a housing material, and techniques which enable and/or at least facilitate use of such housing material. One of those techniques employs a flexible member, such as a belt, to couple power between the input and output of an outdrive and another employs a cooling system to remove heat. The invention also relates to use in a vehicle drive, especially for watercraft, of housing materials that are not subject to corrosion, galvanic action and the like.