Patent ID: 6376951
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A sound-attenuating cover for a marine generator, comprising:a flat top wall adapted to overlie a marine generator in closely spaced apart relation thereto; a layer of sound-absorbing material secured to said flat top wall in underlying relation thereto; said flat top wall having a front edge, a rear edge, and opposed side edges; a front wall depending from said front edge, a rear wall depending from said rear edge, and a side wall depending from each of said side edges; a plurality of upstanding leg members for supporting said flat top wall; said plurality of upstanding leg members including a pair of rear leg members and a pair of front leg members; first releasable engagement means for releasably engaging said pair of rear leg members and said rear wall; second releasable engagement means for releasably engaging said pair of front leg members and said front wall; said second releasable engagement means including a lock means that locks said front wall to said pair of front leg members; said rear wall and said rear leg members being maintained in secure engagement to one another when said second releasable engagement means is in a locked configuration and being separable from one another when said second releasable engagement means is in said locked configuration; whereby when said second releasable engagement means is in said locked configuration said flat top wall is maintained in engaged relation to said upstanding leg members; and whereby when said second releasable engagement means is in its unlocked configuration said rear wall and said rear leg members are releasable from one another so that said flat top wall is disengageable from said upstanding leg members to facilitate access to said marine generator for service and repair purposes.