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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Scott C. Morton, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventor:
Scott C. Morton, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for intake of air to an outboard motor includes an inlet receiving a mixture of air and water from atmosphere surrounding the outboard motor and an outlet discharging the air. A conduit extends between the inlet and the outlet. The conduit has a vertically downwardly oriented first flow path, a vertically upwardly oriented second flow path, and a junction joining the first and second flow paths. The junction is oriented with respect to the first and second flow paths such that both centrifugal and gravitational forces separate the water from the air as the mixture flows therethrough.