Patent attributes
A propeller assembly is provided for mounting on a rotatable propeller shaft having a terminal end. The propeller assembly includes a housing structure extending along a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends. The housing structure includes an inner surface defining a cavity and an opening in the second end in communication with the cavity. A bushing assembly has first and second ends and includes an outer surface engageablc with the inner surface of the housing structure. An adaptor has first and second sides and is adapted for receipt on the propeller shaft. The adaptor has an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the opening in the second end of the housing structure. A nut is receivable on the terminal end of the propeller shaft. The nut is threadable on the propeller shaft to a tightened configuration wherein the nut engages the adaptor and maintains the propeller assembly on the propeller shaft. The nut, in the tightened configuration, the first side of the adaptor engages the second end of the bushing assembly and the enlarged portion of the adaptor is spaced from the second end of the housing structure.
