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US 12,752,896 B2Granted
Chassis for long tail marine outboard engine
OwnerMichael Caswellinventor
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Abstract
A chassis for mounting an engine and a low draft drive shaft and propellor adjustable to optimize the effective propellor vector parallel to the water's surface. The chassis is strong, lightweight and capable of mounting simple air-cooled engines with or without clutch mechanisms.
Claims1
A marine engine chassis providing a low draft long tail propulsion system comprising:
- an engine mounting bracket made from a bent single tube with an engine mounting segment and a mounting stem for connecting a drive shaft formed from the ends of the tube welded together;
- an S-shaped drive shaft mountable to said mounting stem wherein the engine mounting bracket has three engine mounting cross-braces and a pivot swivel cross braces and a handle mounted fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.