Patent ID: 7413077
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B63H,B65D

Abstract:
1. A transport package, comprising: a casing; and a boat propeller drive unit disposed within said casing in an upright position, said boat propeller drive unit forming at least a portion of the outboard portion of an inboard/outboard boat propulsion assembly and comprising wherein said casing comprises lower and upper casing parts, said lower casing part comprising 1) a flat bottom plate that forms a horizontal lower support surface on which the transport package may be supported with the boat propeller drive unit disposed in said upright position and 2) first spacing elements that at least partially shroud the drive shaft assembly within the lower casing part and that support the propeller drive unit in said upright position; and said upper casing part comprising 1) a cover and 2) second spacing elements that at least partially shroud the upper gear case, said cover and said second spacing elements being separable from the lower casing part; whereby the upper casing part can be removed from the lower casing part to expose the suspension assembly and the lower casing part will continue to support the boat propeller drive unit in the upright position so that the suspension assembly can be attached to the suspension element on the stern of the boat.