Shock absorbing hub assembly for a marine propulsion apparatus

- Brunswick Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a body of a shock absorbing hub assembly for a marine propulsion apparatus, showing the new design, showing the body portion separated from the assembly for ease of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a hub component for the shock absorbing hub assembly, showing the body portion separated from the assembly for ease of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an opposite end view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the shock absorbing hub assembly showing the new design, with the body and the elastic hub component assembled;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 14 is an end view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is an opposite end view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the shock absorbing hub assembly for a marine propulsion apparatus that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a shock absorbing hub assembly for a marine propulsion apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D807794
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2015
Date of Patent: Jan 16, 2018
Assignee: Brunswick Corporation (Mettawa, IL)
Inventors: Daniel J. Guse (Fond du Lac, WI), Jeremy L. Alby (Oshkosh, WI), Jeffrey C. Etapa (Oakfield, WI)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Messina L Smith
Application Number: 29/549,282
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159)