Patent ID: 6383042
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A propeller assembly for being secured to a propeller shaft of a marine engine, said propeller assembly comprising:a drive sleeve comprising a cylindrical shaped body, a plurality of splines extending from an outer diameter surface of said drive sleeve body, a resilient inner hub comprising a cylindrical shaped body, a plurality of grooves in an inner diameter surface of said inner hub body, each said groove arranged to receive one said drive sleeve spline, and a drive flange at one end of said inner hub body, and a propeller comprising an outer hub comprising a cylindrical shaped body, and a plurality of blades extending from an outer diameter surface of said outer hub body, an inner diameter surface of said outer hub body shaped to mate with said inner hub drive flange to limit relative movement between said inner hub drive flange and said outer hub.