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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Fernando Gallato, Padua, IT;
Adone Bertolo, Padua, IT;
Andrea Tognon, Padua, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 23/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connecting piece () that can be set or inserted into the hull of a boat. The connecting piece has an opening () therein for the passage of a pivoted boat drive unit. An outer edge area () of the connecting piece () facilitates fixing and sealing of the connecting piece () relative to the hull of the boat. The connecting piece () comprises a sandwich structure and the sandwich structure generally comprises an inner steel plate () and an outer steel plate () and an elastomer material arranged therebetween.