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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:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald F. Neisen, Rockport, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Grant, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 ;
Abstract
An inboard/outboard powered watercraft ( ) incorporating a transmission ( ) in its vertical drive unit ( ) for providing two forward speeds plus reverse. The transmission is packaged to fit within the vertical drive unit ( ) by incorporating a bevel gear apparatus ( ). In one embodiment, the transmission ( ) also includes a planetary gear apparatus ( ) together with two hydraulic clutches ( ) and a ring gear brake ( ). In a second embodiment, three hydraulic clutches ( ) are utilized with bevel gears ( ) alone to provide the two forward and reverse speeds.