Patent ID: 8858280
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. An outboard engine comprising: a cowling defining an engine compartment; an internal combustion engine disposed at least in part in the engine compartment; a driveshaft operatively connected to the internal combustion engine; one of a propeller and an impeller operatively connected to the driveshaft, the one of the propeller and the impeller rotating about an axis being angled relative to the driveshaft; a device disposed inside the engine compartment; a box disposed outside the engine compartment and being operatively connected to the engine compartment, the box defining an opening facing generally downwardly when the driveshaft is generally vertical; a connector passing through a wall of the engine compartment, the connector having a first portion disposed inside the box and a second portion disposed inside the engine compartment, the first portion of the connector being adapted to connect to an end of a line having a portion adapted to be disposed inside the box, the opening being adapted to receive the line therethrough; and an other line disposed inside the engine compartment, the other line being operatively connected between the device and the second portion of the connector.