Patent ID: 6183318
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A reverser for a watercraft having a transom and in which a deflector having two side portions is movably provided behind a pump nozzle of a water jet pump to change direction of the water flow ejected rearward from the pump nozzle, thereby moving the watercraft rearward said reverser comprising:a discharge port opening in a transverse direction provided on both side portions of the deflector and spaced rearwardly of said transom,wherein an inner face of the deflector includes a wall portion vertically extended in the center thereof and a deflecting curved face, curved in a lateral direction relative the watercraft, is provided on both sides of the wall portion for deflecting the water flow ejected rearward in a transverse direction thereby feeding the water flow from the discharge port along said transom of the watercraft.