Patent ID: 8435090

Claim:
A marine drive comprising: a lubricant-containing gear case housing a vertical driveshaft that rotates a generally horizontal propulsor shaft in a forward direction upon operational engagement with a forwardly rotatable gear and a rearward direction upon operational engagement with a rearwardly rotatable gear that is spaced apart from the forwardly rotating gear; and a lubricant exclusion cover disposed in the gear case housing between the forwardly and rearwardly rotatable gears so as to limit lubricant impingement on at least one of the forwardly and rearwardly rotatable gears; wherein the lubricant exclusion cover is disposed adjacent to at least one of the forwardly and rearwardly rotatable gears; and wherein the lubricant exclusion cover defines at least one aperture large enough to allow passage of lubricant therethrough.