US Patent Issued to Brunswick on April 21 for "Marine drive cowlings having access lid with hinge device" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,288, issued on April 21, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).

"Marine drive cowlings having access lid with hinge device" was invented by Steven J. Amerling (Fond du Lac, Wis.), Kurt Pflanz (Slinger, Wis.) and Rick R. Roth (Oakfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cowling for a marine drive has a first cowl portion and a second cowl portion which together define a cowling interior, a hinge device that pivotably couples the first cowl portion and second cowl portion together, the hinge device comprising a hinge bracket and a base bracket, the hinge bracket being configured so that first cowl portion is pivotable re...