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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Jeremy L. Alby, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Martin E. Olson Gunderson, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Stuart M. Halley, Brownsville, WI (US);
Timothy D. Krupp, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Darin C. Uppgard, Neshkoro, WI (US);
Thomas J. Walczak, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
John F. Zebley, Jr., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A cowl structure comprises first and second cowl members that are independent components. A first cowl member is attachable, by a latch mechanism, to a support structure of the outboard motor. The second cowl member is attachable by a latch mechanism, to both the first cowl member and the support structure. The first cowl member extends across a rear portion of the outboard motor and at least partially along both port and starboard sides of the outboard motor. The second cowl member extends across a front portion of the outboard motor and at least partially along the port and starboard sides of the outboard motor. In a preferred embodiment, the second cowl member also extends partially over a top portion of the outboard motor and over a rear portion of the outboard motor.