US 11,787,520 B2
Jet pump assembly and method of securing jet pump assembly to boat hull
Jason C. Stimmel, Eads, TN (US); and Patricia Owens, Covington, TN (US)
Assigned to Tennessee Propulsion Products, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Tennessee Propulsion Products, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,365.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182878 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B63H 11/01 (2006.01); B63H 11/08 (2006.01); B63H 21/30 (2006.01); B63H 11/10 (2006.01); B63H 11/11 (2006.01)
CPC B63H 11/01 (2013.01) [B63H 11/08 (2013.01); B63H 11/101 (2013.01); B63H 21/30 (2013.01); B63H 11/11 (2013.01); B63H 2011/081 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A jet pump assembly for attachment to a transom of a watercraft, the jet pump assembly comprising:
a marine engine;
a jet drive including a rotatable shaft configured to receive torque from the marine engine; and
a shield adapted to be secured to the transom of the watercraft, wherein the shield has parallel arms to which the marine engine is secured and parallel legs to which the jet drive is secured, the arms and legs of the shield extending in opposite directions,
wherein the rotatable shaft extends through an opening in the shield.