Snow bike and a front suspension for a snow bike
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsAllen M. Mangum, Cody L. Telford
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Abstract
A front fork assembly of a snow bike is disclosed having left and right legs, each having an upper leg portion and a lower leg portion. The left leg upper and lower leg portions are linearly movable relative to each other. A right leg has an upper leg portion and a lower leg portion, the right leg upper and lower leg portions are linearly movable relative to each other. A ski mount has a lower end for coupling to a ski and an upper end for coupling to the left and right leg. A linear force element is coupled to the left and right legs with a first end adjacent the first ends of the forks and seconds ends coupled to the ski, the linear force element has a different linear force characteristic than the left and right legs.
Claims24
A linear force absorption assembly for a snow vehicle having a frame, a front fork with a triple clamp, and at least one ski, comprising;
- a linear force element having an upper end and a lower end;
- an upper coupler configured to couple the upper end of the linear force element to the triple clamp;
- and a ski mount configured to operably couple the lower end of the linear force element to a mount of the at least one ski, the ski mount including a first aperture for mounting the ski mount to the mount of the at least one ski, and a second aperture coupling the ski mount to the linear force element.
A method of providing a linear force absorption assembly for a snow vehicle having a frame, a front fork with a triple clamp, and at least one ski, comprising;
- providing a linear force element having an upper end and a lower end;
- providing an upper coupler configured to couple the upper end of the linear force element to the triple clamp;
- and providing a ski mount for operably coupling the lower end of the linear force element to a mount of the at least one ski, the ski mount including a first aperture for mounting the ski mount to the mount of the at least one ski, and a second aperture coupling the ski mount to the linear force element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.