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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
John A. Tuchscherer, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Wayne M. Jaszewski, Jackson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/14 (2006.01); B63H 23/00 (2006.01); B63H 20/20 (2006.01); B63H 20/32 (2006.01); B63H 20/28 (2006.01); B63H 20/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 20/20 (2013.01); B63H 20/245 (2013.01); B63H 20/28 (2013.01); B63H 20/32 (2013.01); B63B 2758/00 (2013.01); B63H 2020/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outboard motor having an upper cowling that covers an internal combustion engine, a driveshaft housing located below the upper cowling that covers a driveshaft that is rotated by the internal combustion engine, a transmission housing that is located below the driveshaft housing and covers a transmission that is operably connected to the driveshaft, and a lower gearcase that is located below the transmission housing and covers a set of angle gears that operably connect the transmission to a propulsor for imparting a propulsive force in a body of water.