US2434784A - Outboard motor pan and cover - Google Patents

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Jan`20, l948 J. H. BARDlN 2,434,784

OUTBOARD MOTOR PAN AND COVER Filed Dec. l1, 1945 Jesse H. Bardip rwwm Patented Jan. 20, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE oU'rsoAnD Moron PAN AND yfcfovnn Jesse n. Barcia, Jackson, Miss.

Application December 11, 1945, serial No. negers 3 claims. (c1. 15o-'52) This invention has for an Vobject to provide a drip pan and cover for an outboard motor.

A disagreeable feature of the outb-oard motor is the spilling of mixed gasoline and lubricating oil from the carburetor float chamber vevery time the motor is tilted 'and in the handling 'of the motor for either storage or transportation purposes. With my drip pan and cover, the boat on which the outboard motor 4is mounted, the vehicle, such as for example an automobile, in which the motor is being transported, and the storage space in which the motor may be stored for any given period, and such articles as luggage and equipment which may be in proximity to the outboard motor, and all kept entirely free of any -oil and gasoline which might drain from the motor.

The drip` pan and c over of my invention is adapted to be used` in diierent positions on the outboard motor and to serve not only as a means for catching and retaining oil and gasoline draining from the motor, but also as a covering for the motor (whether the latter be running, as when actually in use for propelling the boat, or if stopped, as when not being so actually used) to protect it from dirt and the weather.

In accordance with my invention, a sheet of exible material, adapted to be thrown over the outboard motor and the edges thereof drawn together by a draw string and secured thereby in contracted condition for securing the cover in position, has attached to one face thereof a p-an of such a design as lends itself to ready association with the motor in any one of several positions on the motor to receive and hold oil and gasoline as may drain therefrom incidental to either a tilting of the motor while the latter is in position on the boat, or is being transported, or is being placed in a position of rest or storage, and to so receive and contain the oil and gasoline as to protect the sheet from becoming soiled thereby.

Having thus outlined the nature and advantages of my invention, I will now proceed to describe it in detail, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated what is presently considered a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the pan and cover;

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a View of the outboard motor provided with the pan and cover of this invention and illustrating the position of the pan with respect to the motor when the motor is in a posil2 tion yof rest -for storage or transportation purposes; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure -3 and illustrating the position of the pan with respect to the motor when the protecting cover of this invention is used to prot-ect the motor from the weather `either while the motor is running or is standing idle, as `when left on the boat overnight.

In the drawing 4li indicates afabric covering which is preferably water proof., fire, resistant duck -material. The. dimensions of the fabric sheet will vary according tothe size of the outboard vmotor `for which it is designed. VIn general the covering 5 will be of a length and width as will permit lit toebe thrown overthe motor and substantially entirely-envelop the latter as shown in the drawing. Also the fabric is preferablyof the :edge contour suggested in the drawing, the longitudinal edges thereof being slightly convex, the end edges being straight, and the sheet being slightly narrower at one end than at the opposite end, in order that it will conform generally to the shape of the motor and present a neat appearance when in final secured position thereon.

Along the side edges and the wider end edge thereof the fabric covering is provided with spaced eyelets 6 through which is threaded a draw string 'I that is preferably in the form of a suitable length of rope. The ends of the draw string are knotted as at 8 so as to guard against the string being accidentally withdrawn. The draw string 'I gathers the covering 5 around the head or main operative portion of the outboard motor 9 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 so that the fabric cover substantially completely encloses the same, and is secured in place when the draw string is pulled tight and tied.

A pan I0, fabricated from sheet metal or other suitable material is secured to the fabric cover 5 at the inner side of the cover by rivets or other suitable fastening means Il. Pan I0 is shallow and has the rim I2 thereof flared as shown so that the motor 9 will more readily fit therein and drainage from the motor directed toward the bottom of the pan.

The pan I0 is positioned on the cover 5 equidistantly inward from the side edges of the cover and near to the end edge I3 than the end edge I4 of the cover. By having the pan so located on the cover, both are adapted to be used in different positions (see Figures 3 and 4) on the outboard motor.

At that end thereof nearer the edge I3 cf the cover 5, pan I0 is shaped to provide therefor a mouth I5 which when the pan and cover are on the motor in the position shown in Figure 3, is disposed adjacent the carburetor float chamber of the outboard motor. As is well known when the boat is beached, or when removing the outboard motor from the boat, tilting of the motor is necessary. On such an occasion, and also when transporting the motor either by hand or vehicle, or when the motor is in a positionof rest, as when stored, all mixed oil and gasoline which is in the carburetor float chamber, drains therefrom. By the use of my device, when the same is in the position shown in Figure 3, that is, with the mouth I5 of the pan disposed opposite the carburetor float chamber, the oil and gasoline will drain into the pan on each and all of the occasions j ust mentioned. In this connection it should be here noted that the bottom wall of the pan at the mouth l5 is inclined so as to cause the oil and gasoline to flow inward toward the deep part of the pan. Also the design and location of the pan permits of the latter being emptied of the loil and gasoline without the gasoline mixture coming into contact with and soiling the cover.

When the device of my invention is used to protect the outboard motor under conditions of use, the fabric cover 5 and pan l0 are placed on the outboard motor with the pan I0 tted onto the top of the motor so as not to interfere in any way with the moving parts thereof, and with the fabric 5 enveloping the motor in a manner to eiectively protect the latter from dirt, rain, etc., as is shown in Figure 4.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the'pan and cover assembly contemplated by my invention is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and well adapted vfor the purposes intended.

While I have herein described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I am nevertheless 4 aware that various changes may be made therein, within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

l. A combination drip pan and cover for outboard motors comprising a pan positioned internally of the cover to collect drippings from the motor, and a flexible fabric sheet attached to the pan and adapted to substantially completely envelope the motor and the pan when the cover is in position on an outboard motor.

2. A pan and cover for outboard motors, comprising a fabric sheet adapted to be draped over the motor, and a shallow pan attached to the inner face of the sheet and provided with a mouth portion for directing the drippings from the motor into the pan when the pan is positioned with said mouth disposed opposite the carburetor float chamber of the motor.

3. A pan and cover for outboard motors, comprising a fabric sheet adapted to envelope the outboard motor, gathering means for contacting the edges of the sheet around the propeller shaft housing of the outboard motor and securing the edges in contracted condition, and a drippan secured to the inner face of the sheet in position to collect drippings from the motor.

JESSE H. BARDIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Deerwester Nov. 3, 1942

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