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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Rodney M. Caldwell, Pawnee, OK (US);
Kyle D. George, Stillwater, OK (US);
Inventors:
Rodney M. Caldwell, Pawnee, OK (US);
Kyle D. George, Stillwater, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 5/125 (2006.01); B63H 20/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydraulic system for a sterndrive marine propulsion device directs the flow of hydraulic fluid through the body and peripheral components of a gimbal ring in order to reduce the number and length of flexible hydraulic conduits necessary to conduct pressurized hydraulic fluid from a pump to one or more hydraulic cylinders used to control the trim or tilt of a marine drive unit relative to a gimbal housing.