Apparatus for propelling watercraft
OwnerKim Turnerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in propelling a watercraft having: a housing with a hollow interior and having a water inlet end and a water outlet end; a central hub adapted to receive a propeller shaft; and a plurality of blades radiating out of the hub; the apparatus arranged such that the blades and hub are provided within the housing and the blades are fixed to the housing and to the hub, the apparatus is formed such that when in use with an engine on a watercraft, the propeller shaft of the engine is inserted into and attached to the hub and activation of the engine causes the shaft, hub, blade and housing to all rotate resulting in the apparatus propelling the watercraft across or through the water.
Claims19
An apparatus for use in propelling a watercraft having:
- a housing with a hollow interior and having a water inlet end and a water outlet end;
- a central hub adapted to receive a propeller shaft;
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- a plurality of blades radiating out of the hub;
- the apparatus arranged such that the blades and hub are provided within the housing and the blades are fixed to the housing and to the hub, the apparatus is formed such that when in use with an engine on a watercraft, the propeller shaft of the engine is inserted into and attached to the hub and activation of the engine causes the shaft, hub, blade and housing to all rotate resulting in the apparatus propelling the watercraft across or through the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.