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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wesley R. Martin, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Bernard E. Ritger, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/138 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/138 ;
Abstract
An oil drain system for an outboard motor provides an oil drain opening formed in a lower surface of the splash plate of the outboard motor at a location which allows oil to drain from the oil drain opening under the force of gravity in a downward direction without contacting any surfaces of the outboard motor. This allows the oil to be received by a waste oil container that is placed at any point directly below the oil drain opening, either on the ground below the gearcase of the outboard motor or at any other point that is vertically below the oil drain opening.