Inboard/outboard motor protector with underwater hydrofoil
US7270584B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B1/248
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a device that protects inboard/outboard motors (up to 250 horsepower) from damage and simultaneously provides an underwater hydrofoil that both helps prevent inboard/outboard motor damage and is specifically designed to improve the efficiency of an outboard motor and the speed and ride of a boat. In one embodiment, an underwater hydrofoil, skeg enclosure, skeg protector and lower-unit protector are combined into a single unit that protects the skeg, the propeller and the lower unit of an inboard/outboard motor while simultaneously improving the efficiency of an inboard/outboard motor and the speed and riding qualities of a boat using that inboard/outboard motor.
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