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True track trim blades

US5832863A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1997
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B39/061
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trim tab which is attached to the transom of a boat and which has a hydraulic ram which can adjust the angle that the trim tab assumes with respect to the surface of the water. In addition, the body of the tab is hydrodynamically shaped to provide very little drag.

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