Patent ID: 9193426
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A watercraft propulsion system comprising: a container to hold a motor, the container having an open top, a bottom, and at least one wall extending from the bottom to the open top, the bottom of the container having an opening there through; a motor connected to the bottom of the container in a water-tight manner, a shaft operatively connected to the motor extending from the motor through the opening in the bottom of the container; a housing attached to an outside portion of the container, the housing having a bottom surface and a top surface forming a cavity therebetween, the top surface attached to the outside portion of the container and the bottom surface opposite the top surface, the bottom surface having a first opening and being in fluid communication with the cavity, the housing also having a second opening in a side portion of the housing and in fluid communication with the cavity; and an impeller disposed within the cavity of the housing and operatively attached to the shaft, wherein the impeller when in motion draws fluid into the cavity of the housing through the first opening and pushes the fluid out the second opening.