Fresh water marine engine flushing assembly and system
OwnerJoseph Zumpanoinventor
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Abstract
An assembly structured to flush a cooling system of a marine engine, of varying types, with fresh water, wherein the fresh water is supplied from an on-board, maintained water supply which may also serve as the water supply for drinking, galley appliances, showers, toilets, etc. A path of fluid flow is disposed in fluid communication between the maintained water supply and the marine engine and communicates therewith by an adaptor assembly which is preferably permanently secured to the marine engine. A flush valve assembly is remotely controlled and preferably electronically activated so as to regulate the flow of cooling water through the cooling system, in the conventional manner, or fresh water from the maintained water supply for purposes of moving salt water remnants and contaminants.
Claims38
A flushing assembly structured for flushing at least one marine engine of a water craft, with fresh water from an on board, maintained water supply said flushing assembly comprising:
- (a) a maintained water supply disposed on-board the water craft,
- (b) a path of fluid flow disposed in fluid communication with the maintained water supply and extending therefrom to the marine engine,
- (c) a flush valve assembly interconnecting said path of fluid flow in fluid communication with the marine engine,
- (d) said fluid valve assembly selectively disposable between at least a first operative position and a second operative position,
- (e) said first operative position comprising fresh water passing through said valve assembly from said path of fluid flow into a cooling system of the marine engine;
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- (f) said second operative position comprising cooling water passing from the cooling system through said valve assembly upon being discharged from the marine engine.
A flushing assembly for flushing a cooling system of a marine engine on a water craft said flushing assembly comprising:
- (a) a maintained water supply disposed on-board the water craft,
- (b) a path of fluid flow disposed in fluid communication with the maintained water supply and extending therefrom to the marine engine,
- (c) an adaptor assembly secured to the marine engine in fluid communication with the cooling system and said path of fluid flow,
- (d) a flush valve assembly interconnected between said path of fluid valve and said adaptor assembly and structured to regulate fluid flow into and out of the cooling system,
- (e) said flush valve assembly being positionable into each of a plurality of operative positions, and
- (f) each of said plurality of operative positions being determinative of either fresh water from the maintained water supply or cooling water from an exterior of the marine engine passing through the cooling system.
A flushing system for a marine engine on a water craft, said flushing system comprising:
- (a) a maintained water supply disposed on-board the water craft,
- (b) a path of fluid flow disposed in fluid communication with said maintained water supply and extending therefrom to the marine engine,
- (c) a pump assembly disposed and structured to force liquid flow along said path of fluid flow,
- (d) a flush valve assembly interconnected between said path of fluid flow and said adaptor assembly and structured to regulate fluid flow into and out of the cooling system, and
- (e) said flush valve assembly being positionable into each of a plurality of operative positions and being determinative of either fresh water from the maintained water supply or cooling water from an exterior of the marine engine passing through the cooling system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.