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US 6,190,219 B1Granted
Seal system for outboard motor covers
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorsPeter W. Meier, Don Moore
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Abstract
A seal system for a motor cover of an outboard motor includes a resilient hollow tubular seal member for providing a substantially water impervious seal at a joint between the motor cover and an adjoining housing member of the motor and wherein the seal member is pressurized with air to expand in the joint.
Claims13
An outboard motor comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a housing attached to said internal combustion engine;
- a motor cover configured to attach to said housing;
- and
- a seal system providing an impervious seal at a joint between said housing and said motor cover, said seal system comprising a resilient hollow tubular seal member disposed between said motor cover and said housing, said seal system configured to be pressurized with air.
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A seal system for an outboard motor comprising:
- a housing attached to the outboard motor;
- a motor cover configured to attach to the housing;
- and
- a hollow tubular configured to be disposed between said housing and said motor cover and connected to a supply line, said tubular seal configured to be pressurized with air from said supply line to seal a joint between said motor cover and said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.