Snowmobile ski bumper and methods for using same
Assignee2726971 Ontario Inc.
InventorScott Bergstrom
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Abstract
A replacement bumper for a snowmobile ski is provided and methods for using the same. The replacement bumper has an abutment surface that makes contact with a spindle of a snowmobile in order to increase the contact surface area of a rear portion of a snowmobile ski and the ground and/or increase the weight being distributed on the rear portion of the snowmobile ski, which prevents the darting or tracking of the snowmobile ski. Also, includes is a method for removing an OEM bumper from a snowmobile ski assembly and installing a replacement bumper into said snowmobile ski assembly.
Claims14
A bumper for use between a snowmobile ski pivotably mounted to a spindle at a pivot axis, the snowmobile ski having a front end and a rear end, the bumper comprising:
- a body having:
- a bottom surface being stepped having a central region and a pair of side regions that straddle the central region, the side regions are offset from the central region such that the central region of the bottom surface is formed by a longitudinally extending rib extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending between a front end wall of the body and a rear end wall of the body;
- a top surface that includes:
- a front surface portion extending at a first angle relative to the bottom surface, the front surface being proximate the front end wall;
- and
- a rear surface portion extending at a second angle relative to the bottom surface, the second angle being greater than the first angle, the rear surface portion proximate the rear end wall;
- wherein the side regions are offset from the central region toward the top surface;
- and
- wherein the side regions are laterally outermost portions of the bottom surface, with the central region being located laterally between the side regions.
A bumper for use between a snowmobile ski pivotably mounted to a spindle at a pivot axis, the snowmobile ski having a front end and a rear end, the bumper comprising:
- a body having:
- a bottom surface being stepped having a central region and a pair of side regions that straddle the central region, the side regions are offset from the central region such that the central region of the bottom surface is formed by a longitudinally extending rib extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending between a front end wall of the body and a rear end wall of the body;
- a top surface that includes:
- a front surface portion extending at a first angle relative to the bottom surface, the front surface being proximate the front end wall;
- and
- a rear surface portion extending at a second angle relative to the bottom surface, the second angle being greater than the first angle, the rear surface portion proximate the rear end wall;
- and
- wherein the side regions are offset from the central region toward the top surface;
- and
- wherein the bottom surface includes at least one notch formed therein, the at least one notch being formed in one of the side regions, the notch extending along a second axis being generally perpendicular to the longitudinally extending rib, the notch being formed axially between the front and rear surface portions.
A bumper for use between a snowmobile ski pivotably mounted to a spindle at a pivot axis, the snowmobile ski having a front end and a rear end, the bumper comprising:
- a body having:
- a bottom surface being stepped having a central region and a pair of side regions that straddle the central region, the side regions are offset from the central region such that the central region of the bottom surface is formed by a longitudinally extending rib extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending between a front end wall of the body and a rear end wall of the body;
- a top surface that includes:
- a front surface portion extending at a first angle relative to the bottom surface, the front surface being proximate the front end wall;
- and
- a rear surface portion extending at a second angle relative to the bottom surface, the second angle being greater than the first angle, the rear surface portion proximate the rear end wall;
- wherein the side regions are offset from the central region toward the top surface;
- wherein the bottom surface includes at least one notch formed therein, the at least one notch being formed in one of the side regions, the notch extending along a second axis being generally perpendicular to the longitudinally extending rib;
- and
- wherein the notch does not extend through the longitudinally extending rib and does not extend an entire width of the body, the width being parallel to the second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.