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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
George E. Phillips, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
John M. Griffiths, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Richard A. Davis, Mequon, WI (US);
Tom Yerby, Stillwater, OK (US);
George E. Phillips, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
John M. Griffiths, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Richard A. Davis, Mequon, WI (US);
Tom Yerby, Stillwater, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A self-contained marine propulsion device is disposed within a container, or pod, that is removably attachable to an undersurface of a deck of a pontoon boat. An engine is contained within the container and connected in torque transmitting relation with the marine propulsion device which can be a sterndrive device or a jet drive device. The marine propulsion system is dirigible, with a portion that is rotatable about a generally vertical steering axis and is supported by the container which is attached to the deck of the pontoon boat.