Patent ID: 7690251

Claim:
A marine reversing gear assembly, comprising: a casing that accommodates a clutch and gear mechanism to transmit a rotation of an input shaft to an output shaft in a reduced or reversed manner, wherein the casing includes a lower part with a reservoir for holding hydraulic oil used to lubricate the clutch and gear mechanism; a first insertion opening defined in the casing; a second insertion opening defined in the casing; and a dipstick for fitting in either of the first and the second dipstick openings for checking the hydraulic oil level in the casing, wherein each of the first and second insertion openings is sized and shaped to receive and retain the dipstick, the first insertion opening is located generally on an opposite side of the casing from second insertion opening, the dipstick and the first insertion opening define a path between the first insertion opening and the hydraulic oil that is unobstructed by the clutch and gear mechanism so that the dipstick can extend between the first insertion opening and the hydraulic oil without interference by the clutch and gear mechanism, when the dipstick is fitted in the first insertion opening, the dipstick and the second insertion opening define a path between the second insertion opening and the hydraulic oil that is unobstructed by the clutch and gear mechanism so that the dipstick extends between the second insertion opening and the hydraulic oil without interference by the clutch and gear mechanism, when the dipstick is fitted in the second insertion opening, the insertion openings are sealable with plugs, and the insertion openings are all defined on the casing at an equidistant height from the reservoir.