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US 5,848,921 AGranted
Power driven vessel having propelling power mounting apparatus
OwnerKenji Mochidainventor
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Abstract
A power driven vessel is able to accommodate various types of power drive. The power driven vessel includes a vessel main body, power drive having an engine and a driving unit, an attachment member for mounting the power drive thereon, an insert recess portion formed within the rear portion of vessel main body, and a bottom plate disposed on the insert recess portion. The attachment member is movable between an upper position and a lower position in the vessel, and is directly placed on the bottom plate and inserted in the insert recess portion when the attachment member is held in the lower position.
Claims11
A power driven vessel, comprising:
- a vessel main body;
- propelling means comprising an engine and a driving unit;
- an attachment box for mounting said propelling means thereon;
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- an insert recess portion formed within the vessel main body at the rear portion thereof, said insert recess portion being defined by a center plate, side plates and a bottom plate thereby forming a substantially rectangular space;
- wherein said attachment box is movable between an upper position and a lower position in the vessel, said attachment box being directly placed on said bottom plate and inserted in said insert recess portion when said attachment box being held in said lower position in a manner to snugly fit in said rectangular space of said insert recess portion without play, and at least a part of said attachment box being positioned above said insert recess portion when said attachment box being held in said upper position, and said propelling means is mounted on said attachment box separately from the vessel main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.