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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. 16, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Karls, Hilbert, WI (US);
Daniel R Lindgren, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4162 / ; 416 / ; 4161 / ; 464 89 ; 464180 ;
Abstract
A marine drive having a drive sleeve and a drive sleeve adapter between the propeller shaft and the propeller hub where the drive sleeve absorbs the shock of the propeller striking an object by torsionally twisting a forward end of the drive sleeve which is keyed to the propeller hub and where the adapter is keyed to the propeller shaft and the drive sleeve is keyed to the adapter. The combination provides both high load capability and shock protection.