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Marine tractor surface drive system

US5439403A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
15References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1994
Grant dateAug 8, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63H2001/185
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A marine tractor surface drive propulsion system is provided with a housing construction that can be retrofit to existing boat hulls and does not require a dedicated hull, with a parallel countershaft transmission that provides the efficiencies of a tractor surface drive and where a portion of the transmission housing extends over and protectively shields the,surface drive propeller of the drive system.

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