Water jet propulsion unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5152704
SERIAL NO

07697704

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A water jet propulsion unit having a housing, a drive shaft, an impeller for mounting on the drive shaft, and a thrust bearing for supporting the drive shaft in the housing. The propulsion unit further includes a shaft seal unit for the shaft, with the housing having a forward end and a rear end, a bore with a longitudinal axis for slidingly receiving the shaft seal unit form the rear of the housing, with the shaft seal unit and the bearing carried on the shaft, a shoulder for preventing forward movement of the bearing in the bore along the axis beyond a predetermined position, and a lateral opening for access through the housing to the shaft seal unit, and a retainer moveable through the lateral opening for engagement with the shaft seal unit and the housing for limiting rearward movement of the shaft seal unit in the bore.

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VOLVO PENTA OF THE AMERICAS INC1300 VOLVO PENTA DRIVE CHESAPEAKE VA 23320

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carlson, Carl A Oakland, CA 5 76

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