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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Sunil K. R. Patil, Troy, MI (US);
John O. Scherer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Inventors:
Sunil K. R. Patil, Troy, MI (US);
John O. Scherer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 20/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A marine drive has a lower drive unit including a gearcase with a vertical strut having a lower horizontal torpedo with an aft propeller. An anti-ventilation plate on the strut is spaced above the torpedo. A spray shield plate on the strut is spaced above the torpedo and below the anti-ventilation plate.