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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Stephane Sanschagrin, St-Hyacinthe, CA;
Nicolas Deluy, Montreal, CA;
Pierre Vignau, Montreal, CA;
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
A cowling for an outboard marine engine includes an upper motor cover and a lower motor cover that cover an engine, and a gear case that houses a drive mechanism. The upper motor cover detachably mates with the lower motor cover along corresponding edges. At least one mating edge on one side of each cover has a non-linear profile for assisting with cover alignment during assembly. The lower motor cover is configured to be assembled to one of a plurality of upper motor covers depending on engine size, and each upper motor cover is configured to be assembled to one of a plurality of top caps depending on whether the engine uses an electric starter or a pull starter.