Abrégé

A system for steering a watercraft propelled by a water jet includes a control lever (16) supported to pivot rightward and leftward about a first axis (48), a nozzle supported on the watercraft to pivot rightward and leftward and through which water is discharged from the watercraft, first and second cables (54, 56), and a steering module interconnected by the cables to the control lever and connected to the nozzle (34), supported to pivot laterally about a second axis and to pivot the nozzle laterally in response to pivoting of the control lever about the first axis.

Classes IPC  ?

• B63H 11/113 - Échappement pivotant

Abrégé

A system for driving a water induction and discharge system of a watercraft (10) propelled by a water jet includes a water impeller (32), an engine (28) including a driven shaft and a first chamber (70) for containing engine oil, a second chamber (76) for containing engine oil, a pinion (62) secured to the driven shaft and located in the second chamber, a gear (60) located in the second chamber, engaged with the pinion and driveably connected to the water impeller, and a dam located in the second chamber for limiting oil flow across the dam (102) into the oil contained in the second chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B63H 11/08 - Propulsion marine par hydrojets le fluide propulsif étant constitué par l'eau ambiante au moyen de pompes du type rotatif

Abrégé

A watercraft propelled by a water jet includes an sealed hull portion including an upper deck and a bottom surface, an engine compartment located behind the sealed hull portion and containing a propulsion and steering system including an engine, a bladed impeller driven by the engine for inducting water and forcing the inducted water away from the craft through a directionally displaceable nozzle, and a control lever located on the upper deck including an engine throttle control and a steering control for adjusting the directionally displacement of the nozzle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B63B 5/24 - Coques caractérisées par leur construction en un matériau non métallique faites principalement de plastiques
• B63B 35/73 - Autres navires ou structures flottantes analogues pour la plaisance ou le sport
• B63B 35/79 - Planches de glisse, p.ex. planches à voile 
• B63H 11/10 - Propulsion marine par hydrojets le fluide propulsif étant constitué par l'eau ambiante ayant des moyens de déflecter la veine ou agissant sur sa section transversale
• B63H 25/24 - Transmission au moteur de gouvernail du mouvement d'amorçage par moyens électriques

Abrégé

A device for cutting weeds carried by water inducted into a housing includes an intake, an outlet, an impeller for pumping water from the intake to the outlet as the impeller rotates about an axis, the impeller including a blade formed with a leading edge facing the intake, and a baffle secured against movement and including a cutting edge located adjacent the leading edge when the leading edge rotates to the location of the cutting edge.

Classes IPC  ?

• B63H 11/01 - Propulsion marine par hydrojets comportant des moyens pour empêcher des corps étrangers d'obstruer le passage du fluide