Running board rear kick-up
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsDavid Vigen, Benjamin Taylor Langaas
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Abstract
A rear member of a running board assembly for a snow vehicle. The rear member includes a transition body positionable adjacent a side wall of a tunnel of the snow vehicle. The transition body comprises a forward end and a rearward end extending upward and rearward therefrom. The rear member further includes a flange extending downward and rearward from the transition body. The flange is positionable adjacent the side wall of the tunnel. The rear member further includes a bumper arm mount positioned at the rearward end of the transition body. The bumper arm mount is engageable with a bumper arm of the snow vehicle.
Claims20
A rear member of a running board assembly for a snow vehicle, the rear member comprising:
- a transition body positionable adjacent a side wall of a tunnel of the snow vehicle, the transition body including a forward end and a rearward end extending upward and rearward therefrom;
- a flange extending downward and rearward from the transition body, wherein the flange is positionable adjacent the side wall of the tunnel;
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- a bumper arm mount positioned at the rearward end of the transition body, the bumper arm mount engageable with a bumper arm extending from a bumper of the snow vehicle;
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- a bracket positioned on an inboard side of the tunnel, wherein the bracket is secured to the flange of the rear member with the side wall positioned therebetween, the bracket is secured to the bumper arm with the side wall positioned therebetween.
A snow vehicle comprising:
- a tunnel including:
- a first end,
- a second end extending rearward from the first end, and
- a side wall;
- a track positioned in the tunnel;
- a rear bumper positioned at the second end of the tunnel, the rear bumper including a bumper arm extending from the rear bumper forward of the second end along the side wall;
- a running board positioned along the side wall, the running board including a first end and a second end extending rearward therefrom;
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- a rear member including:
- a first end secured to the second end of the running board;
- a second end that extends upward and rearward from the first end of the rear member, the second end of the rear member secured to the bumper arm;
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- a flange positioned adjacent to the side wall of the tunnel;
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- a bracket positioned on an inboard side of the tunnel, wherein the bracket is secured to the flange of the rear member with the side wall positioned therebetween, the bracket is secured to the bumper arm with the side wall positioned therebetween.
A snow vehicle comprising:
- a forward frame;
- a tunnel including:
- a first end secured to the forward frame, a second end extending rearward from the first end, and a side wall;
- a track positioned in the tunnel;
- a skid frame including a rear suspension operably connected to the tunnel;
- a rear bumper positioned at the second end of the tunnel, the rear bumper including a bumper arm extending from the rear bumper forward of the second end along the side wall;
- a running board support member including:
- a first end secured to the forward frame, a second end secured to a rear suspension component, and a length extending between the first end and the second end of the running board support member that is positioned apart from the side wall of the tunnel;
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- a rear member including a first end positioned on the running board support member, and a second end that extends upward and rearward from the first end of the rear member, the second end of the rear member secured to the bumper arm;
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- a bracket positioned on an inboard side of the tunnel, wherein the bracket is secured to a flange of the rear member with the side wall positioned therebetween, the bracket is secured to the bumper arm with the side wall positioned therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.