Propulsion and deflector unit for watercraft

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a propulsion and deflector unit for watercraft showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof taken along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 2 but with deflector vanes in a different position, only the deflector is shown for ease of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a left side perspective view with the vanes in the position of FIG. 3, the right side perspective view being a mirror image of that shown except for the caps on the shaft for the deflector unit;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the propulsion and deflector unit for watercraft, the fan blades have been omitted for convenience of illustration; and

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of FIG. 5, taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 5.

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Patent History
Patent number: D313583
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 1988
Date of Patent: Jan 8, 1991
Inventor: Neil A. Panyik (Lucas, OH)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Pearne, Gordon, McCoy & Granger
Application Number: 7/210,310