Patent ID: 7291047
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A shielding apparatus for covering a water vehicle propeller during non-operating conditions, said shielding apparatus comprising: a body formed from rigid material and having first and second pivotally conjoined sections removably cradled about the propeller such that the propeller becomes housed inside said body when said first and second sections are articulated to a closed position and thereby preventing unauthorized access to a major portion of the propeller, said body having a fulcrum axis registered parallel to a longitudinal length of the propeller; and means for locking said first and second sections together at the closed position, said locking means being telescopically interfitted through corresponding distal ends of said first and second sections, said locking means being detachable from said body when withdrawn along a linear plane extending parallel to said fulcrum axis such that said locking means remains spaced from the propeller; wherein said first and second sections cover the entire longitudinal length of the propeller when said first and second sections are biased to the closed position; wherein each of said first and second sections are provided with a respective linear rear edge contiguously laying directly against each other when said first and second sections are pivoted to the closed position, said rear edges being oriented orthogonal to the fulcrum axis.