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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Dave Calamia, Burlington, WI (US);
Gerald Ewens, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
John Charles Scott, Lake Villa, IL (US);
John Valek, Winthrop Harbor, IL (US);
Richard Mcchesney, Waukegan, IL (US);
Mark C. Noble, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Dave Calamia, Burlington, WI (US);
Gerald Ewens, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
John Charles Scott, Lake Villa, IL (US);
John Valek, Winthrop Harbor, IL (US);
Richard McChesney, Waukegan, IL (US);
Mark C. Noble, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
A variable pitch propeller comprises a plurality of blades pivotally connected to a hub. Each of the plurality of blades has a base having a leading end and a trailing end. The trailing edge has a notch therein forming a discontinuity in a profile of the trailing edge. The notch is sized and shaped so as to accommodate passage therethrough of a portion of the leading edge of an adjacent blade when the blade and the adjacent blade are pivoted. A blade for a variable pitch propeller is also presented.