Patent ID: 8893639
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A drive unit, comprising: an engine; a driveshaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the driveshaft being operatively connected to the engine; a transmission being operatively connected to the second end of the driveshaft; a gearcase; a propeller shaft disposed at least in part in the gear case at an angle to the driveshaft, the propeller shaft being operatively connected to the transmission; a bladed rotor connected to the propeller shaft and extending outside the gear case; and a plate extending above the rotor, the plate being adapted to slidingly receive an accessory along a joint axis, the accessory having an accessory joint element, the accessory joint element being one of a channel and a protrusion, the plate comprising: