Inboard/outboard boat drive
US6247979A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H20/34
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inboard/outboard boat drive having a housing with first and second ends and a cavity passing between the housing first and second ends. The first end of housing is pivotally mounted on the boat stern. The drive includes an input drive shaft for coupling to an engine mounted within the boat, an intermediate drive shaft disposed within the housing cavity, a first universal joint coupling the input device shaft and the intermediate drive shaft, together with an output drive shaft coupled to a propulsion element and a second universal joint coupling the intermediate drive shaft and the output drive shaft.
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