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US 12,654,796 B2Granted
Snowmobile hood
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorErick John Halvorson
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Abstract
A snowmobile includes a frame, at least one ski, a seat, a handlebar connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft, and a single-piece hood. The single-piece hood includes a forward position located approximately equal to a first horizontal plane, a lower portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position and a top portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position, wherein the bottom portion is located beneath the first horizontal plane and the top portion is located above the first horizontal plane.
Claims20
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one ski;
- a seat;
- handlebars connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft;
- and
- a single-piece hood having a forward position located at a first horizontal plane, a lower portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position and a top portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position,
- wherein the lower portion is located beneath the first horizontal plane and the top portion is located above the first horizontal plane, the lower portion and the top portion formed as a single integral piece, the top portion and the lower portion in fixed relation to one another, the top portion fixedly attached to the frame and the lower portion fixedly attached to the frame, the top portion and the lower portion forming an angle with one another in a range from 85 to 100 degrees, the lower portion of the single-piece hood extending downwardly to a position approximately equal to a bottom portion of the frame,
- wherein the single-piece hood is an injection molded piece having:
- a positive angle with respect to a line of draw associated with the horizontal plane in the range of 2.5 degrees to 9.5 degrees;
- and
- a parting line located on a bottom portion of the single-piece hood.
8 more elements
A single-piece hood comprising:
- a single piece portion including:
- a lower portion having a plurality of surfaces defined along a first number of planes, wherein the lower portion extends rearward and downward from a forward position;
- an upper portion having a plurality of surfaces defined along a second number of planes, wherein the upper portion extends rearward and upward from the forward position, the lower portion and the upper portion formed as a single integral piece, the upper portion and the lower portion in fixed relation to one another and forming an angle with one another in a range from 85 to 100 degrees;
- wherein each of the first number of planes are located at a positive angle relative to a line of draw and wherein each of the second plurality of surfaces are located at a positive angle relative to the line of draw and wherein the single-piece hood has an undercut near the intersection of the lower portion and the upper portion;
- and
- a first side piece having:
- an edge attachable to the upper portion;
- and
- a second side piece having:
- an edge attachable to the upper portion,
- wherein the single-piece portion is an injection molded piece having:
- a positive angle with respect to a line of draw associated with a horizontal plane extending through the forward position in a range of 2.5 degrees to 9.5 degrees;
- and
- a parting line located on a bottom portion of the single-piece hood.
11 more elements
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one ski;
- a seat;
- handlebars connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft;
- and
- a single-piece hood having a forward position located at a first horizontal plane, a lower portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position and a top portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position, wherein the lower portion is located beneath the first horizontal plane and the top portion is located above the first horizontal plane, the lower portion and the top portion formed as a single integral injection molded piece, the top portion and the lower portion in fixed relation to one another, the top portion fixedly attached to the frame and the lower portion fixedly attached to the frame, the lower portion of the single-piece hood extending downwardly to a position approximately equal to a bottom portion of the frame,
- wherein a parting line is located on a bottom portion of the single-piece hood.
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