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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Tomohiro Fuse, Saitama, JP;
Hisashi Matsuo, Saitama, JP;
Masahiko Tsuchiya, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a personal watercraft with an enginedisposed at a central portion of a craft body and a water jet propellerdisposed at a stern of the watercraft, a propeller shaftof the water jet propeller is connected to an endof a crankshaft of the engine by a shaft coupling. The shaft coupling as well as the ends of the crankshaft and propeller shaft are covered from the top and from both sides with a cover apparatus, including a first cover sectionfor removable attachment to the engine or the hull, and a second cover section sectionfor removable attachment to the first cover section. When the cover is removed, it only of the second cover section section, and even if the space for working is small, not much time is required for removal and re-attachment thereof.