Marine outboard engine with a bumper for abutting the hatch
AssigneeBRP US Inc.
InventorGeorge Broughton
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Abstract
A marine outboard engine including an engine unit; a drive unit operatively connected to the engine unit; an engine unit housing for supporting and covering the engine unit, the engine unit housing having a top surface; and one or more bumpers connected to the engine unit housing. The bumper projects above the top surface of the engine unit housing; or rearward of an upper rear end of the engine unit housing; or both above the top surface of the engine unit housing and rearward of an upper rear end of the engine unit housing. When the marine outboard engine is located under a boat hatch is in a closed position and the marine outboard engine is pivoted in at least one portion of a tilt range, the bumper is adapted for abutting a bottom surface of the hatch.
Claims14
A marine outboard engine, comprising:
- an engine unit;
- a drive unit operatively connected to the engine unit;
- an engine unit housing for supporting and covering the engine unit, the engine unit housing having a top surface;
- and
- at least one bumper connected to the engine unit housing, the at least one bumper projecting:
- above the top surface of the engine unit housing;
- or
- rearward of an upper rear end of the engine unit housing;
- or
- both above the top surface of the engine unit housing and rearward of an upper rear end of the engine unit housing,
- when the marine outboard engine is located under a hatch of a boat being in a closed position and the marine outboard engine is pivoted in at least one portion of a tilt range:
- the at least one bumper being adapted for abutting a bottom surface of the hatch.
A marine outboard engine, comprising:
- an engine unit;
- a drive unit operatively connected to the engine unit;
- an engine unit housing for supporting and covering the engine unit, the engine unit housing having a top surface;
- at least one bumper connected to the engine unit housing, the at least one bumper projecting above the top surface of the engine unit housing;
- and
- at least one channel defined in the top surface of the engine unit housing, the at least one bumper being received at least in part within the at least one channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.