Rigging hose housing with water drain
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Groeschel, Donald D. Swiertz
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Abstract
A rigging hose housing is provided to couple a rigging hose to a marine vessel. The rigging hose housing includes a radial mounting plate; an outer cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate a first height above a bottom surface of the radial mounting plate; an inner cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate a second height above the bottom surface of the radial mounting plate; and a gutter formed between the inner cylindrical wall and the outer cylindrical wall. The gutter terminates in a drain hole formed in the outer cylindrical wall. The drain hole is configured to permit the expulsion of fluid collected in the gutter from the rigging hose housing.
Claims20
A rigging hose housing utilized to couple a rigging hose to a marine vessel, the rigging hose housing comprising:
- a radial mounting plate;
- an outer cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate a first height above a bottom surface of the radial mounting plate;
- an inner cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate a second height above the bottom surface of the radial mounting plate;
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- a gutter formed between the inner cylindrical wall and the outer cylindrical wall, the gutter terminating in a drain hole formed in the outer cylindrical wall;
- wherein the drain hole is configured to permit an expulsion of fluid collected in the gutter from the rigging hose housing.
A rigging hose assembly for a marine vessel, the rigging hose assembly comprising:
- a structural component of the marine vessel;
- a rigging hose configured to encapsulate at least one of a hose, wire, or cable extending between an outboard motor and the marine vessel, the rigging hose comprising a plurality of external threads;
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- a rigging hose housing mounted to the structural component and threadably coupled to the external threads of the rigging hose, the rigging hose housing comprising:
- a radial mounting plate;
- an outer cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate;
- an inner cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate;
- and
- a gutter formed between the inner cylindrical wall and the outer cylindrical wall, the gutter terminating in a drain hole formed in the outer cylindrical wall;
- wherein the drain hole is configured to permit an expulsion of fluid collected in the gutter from the rigging hose housing.
A rigging hose assembly for a marine vessel, the rigging hose assembly comprising:
- a rigging hose configured to encapsulate at least one of a hose, wire, or cable extending between an outboard motor and the marine vessel, the rigging hose comprising a plurality of external threads;
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- a rigging hose housing mounted to the marine vessel and threadably coupled to the external threads of the rigging hose, the rigging hose housing comprising:
- a radial mounting plate;
- an outer cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate;
- an inner cylindrical wall extending perpendicularly from the radial mounting plate;
- and
- a gutter formed between the inner cylindrical wall and the outer cylindrical wall, the gutter terminating in a drain hole formed in the outer cylindrical wall;
- wherein the rigging hose housing is oriented relative to the marine vessel to aid an expulsion of fluid collected in the gutter through the drain hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.