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A lower unit guard for an outboard motor includes a mounting adapted to be secured onto a flange on a housing of a boat motor. The mounting has a leading edge. A skeg receiving pocket is provided which is adapted to receive a skeg of the boat motor. The skeg receiving pocket is adapted to accommodat

A lower unit guard for an outboard motor includes a mounting adapted to be secured onto a flange on a housing of a boat motor. The mounting has a leading edge. A skeg receiving pocket is provided which is adapted to receive a skeg of the boat motor. The skeg receiving pocket is adapted to accommodate in close fitting relation the skeg in its entirety. The skeg receiving pocket has a leading edge, a trailing edge and a bottom edge. A reinforcement member is adapted to fit the contours of a lower unit of a boat motor. The reinforcement member has an upper extremity secured to the leading edge of the mounting and a lower extremity secured to the leading edge of the skeg receiving pocket.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A lower unit guard for an outboard motor, comprising: a reinforcing member adapted to be positioned along a leading edge of a lower unit of an outboard motor, the reinforcing member having an upper extremity and a lower extremity; a mounting clamp positioned at the upper extremity of the rein

1. A lower unit guard for an outboard motor, comprising: a reinforcing member adapted to be positioned along a leading edge of a lower unit of an outboard motor, the reinforcing member having an upper extremity and a lower extremity; a mounting clamp positioned at the upper extremity of the reinforcing member, the clamp including a first clamping member, a second clamping member and rotatable fasteners for maintaining the first clamping member and the second clamping member in clamping engagement, at least one of the first clamping member and the second clamping member having a cavity adapted to receive a flange on an outboard motor; a skeg receiving pocket at the lower extremity of the reinforcing member whereby the lower extremity is secured to a skeg of an outboard motor; and the reinforcing member having an underlying portion that underlies the skeg receiving pocket, a perpendicular portion that extends substantially perpendicularly from the clamp, and an angular portion that extends at an angle along one edge of the skeg receiving pocket between the underlying portion and the perpendicular portion.