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US 10,766,571 B2Granted
Snowmobile
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsMartin E. Sampson, Lyle J. Dahlgren, Jerry A. Olson
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Abstract
A snowmobile includes a frame having side walls and a support platform. The side walls cooperate with the support platform to define a tunnel. The snowmobile further includes an endless belt assembly supported by the frame, a motor supported by the frame, and a running board removably coupled to the tunnel.
Claims17
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame including side walls and a support platform, the side walls cooperating with the support platform to define a tunnel;
- an endless belt assembly supported by the frame;
- a motor supported by the frame;
- a running board configured to be coupled with the tunnel;
- a tube member positioned laterally outward from the running board and removably coupled to the running board with first removable fasteners extending into the tube member and the running board, and the side walls extend rearwardly beyond the tube member, and the tube member is removably coupled to the tunnel with second removable fasteners extending into the tube member and the tunnel, and the tube member has a forward end with a first flange and a rearward end with a second flange, and the second flange is removably coupled to one of the side walls with at least one of the second removable fasteners;
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- a foot grip assembly, and a portion of the foot grip assembly is removably coupled to the first flange with third removable fasteners extending into the portion of the foot grip assembly and the first flange.
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A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame including side walls and a support platform, the side walls cooperating with the support platform to define a tunnel;
- an endless belt assembly supported by the frame;
- a motor supported by the frame;
- a running board configured to be coupled with the tunnel along an inner side of the running board;
- a foot grip assembly removably coupled to a forward portion of the running board assembly and the tunnel with first removable fasteners extending into the foot grip assembly and the forward portion of the running board and second removable fasteners extending into the foot grip assembly and the tunnel;
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- a longitudinally-extending tube member coupled to the running board along an outer side of the running board, wherein the longitudinally-extending tube member has a forward end with a first flange and rearward end with a second flange, the first flange is removably coupled to the foot grip assembly with fourth removable fasteners extending through the first flange and the foot grip assembly and the second flange is removably coupled to the side wall with fifth removable fasteners extending through the second flange and the side wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.