Patent ID: 11873843
Assignee: KASCO MARINE, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An axial flow propeller guard, comprising:
a center hub having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface extending from the first end to the second end;
the center hub extends longitudinally from the first end to the second end;
a plurality of vanes, each vane having a radially inner end attached to the outer surface of the center hub, a radially outward facing edge spaced a distance from the center hub, a top edge, a bottom, a first side surface, a second side surface, an inlet end and an outlet end;
the vanes are circumferentially spaced from each other about the center hub; and
at least a portion of the radially outward facing edge of each vane at the outlet end thereof slopes toward a longitudinal axis of the central hub, and the outlet ends of the vanes are not directly attached to one another by connection devices.