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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:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
George G Lassanske, Nashotah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 89 ; 440 86 ; 440900 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a marine propulsion device comprising a powerhead including an internal combustion engine having an output shaft and an exhaust port, a propeller shaft adapted to hold a propeller, a selective coupler of the engine output shaft and the propeller shaft, an exhaust passage communicating with the engine exhaust port and comprising a first exhaust outlet and a second exhaust outlet, and a valve that is associated with the selective coupler to open and close the second exhaust outlet.