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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
John C. Schlintz, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A hull seal assembly securing a drive unit within an opening in a boat hull may include a lower housing section, an upper housing section and an intermediate housing section of the drive unit, with the intermediate housing section having an outwardly extending retention portion. The hull seal assembly further includes a hull support ring mounted to a bottom of the boat hull and surrounding the opening and a clamp ring installed around the drive unit. with the hull support ring having a downwardly facing support ring surface; and fastened to the hull support ring and having an upwardly facing clamp ring surface. The outwardly extending retention portion may be disposed between a downwardly facing support ring surface and an upwardly facing clamp ring surface to retain the outwardly extending retention portion of the drive unit within the hull support ring.