Patent ID: 6361387
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B63H,F16H

Abstract:
A marine propulsion apparatus, comprising:an engine disposable in a marine vessel; an output shaft of said engine extending from said engine in a forward direction away from a transom of said marine vessel; first and second torque transmitting devices attached in torque transmitting relation with said output shaft and located forward of said engine; a first drive shaft, said first drive shaft being connected in torque transmitting relation with said first torque transmitting device, said first drive shaft extending in an aft direction from said first torque transmitting device; and a second drive shaft, said second drive shaft being connected in torque transmitting relation with said second torque transmitting device, said second drive shaft extending in an aft direction from said second torque transmitting device, said first and second shafts being rotatable at different speeds relative to each other in response to said first and second torque transmitting devices operating at different relative speeds to each other.