Running board support member
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorJacob Tyler Crosby
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Abstract
A running board assembly for a snow vehicle includes a support member positioned outboard from a tunnel of the snow vehicle. The support member includes a first end, a second end, and an attachment element located intermediate of the first end and the second end. One or more foot support members is disposed inboard from the support member. A support leg is removably securable to the attachment element of the support member. The support leg includes a mounting feature securable to a rear suspension component disposed below an upper surface of a drive track.
Claims19
A running board assembly for a snow vehicle, comprising:
- a support member positioned outboard from a tunnel of the snow vehicle, the support member including a first end, a second end, and an attachment element located intermediate of the first end and the second end;
- one or more foot support members disposed inboard from the support member;
- and
- a support leg removably securable to the attachment element of the support member, wherein the attachment element removably secures the support leg to the support member via a fastener extending through the attachment element, the support leg including a mounting feature securable to a rear suspension component disposed below an upper surface of a drive track.
A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a tunnel including a top panel and a side panel extending downward therefrom;
- a drive track operably positioned in the tunnel;
- a forward frame assembly including a tubular leg extending outboard past the side panel of the tunnel;
- a rear suspension component positioned in the tunnel;
- a support member spaced apart from and extending along the side panel of the tunnel, the support member including a first end and a second end, the first end securable to the tubular leg of the forward frame assembly and the second end securable to a second attachment feature;
- a support leg extending downward and inboard from an outboard edge of the support member, the support leg including a mounting feature at a distal end;
- a rear bumper disposed along the side panel of the tunnel, the second attachment feature removably securable to the rear bumper;
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- a bracket positionable along an inboard surface of the side panel of the tunnel, the bracket including a rearward mounting point securable to the mounting feature of the support leg and the rear suspension component.
A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common running board assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a common forward frame assembly including a running board mounting feature;
- providing a common running board assembly, including:
- a support member having a first end and a second end,
- an inboard tubular member positioned along a tunnel of the snowmobile,
- an attachment element, and
- a plurality of foot support members extending from the support member to the inboard tubular member;
- providing a first support leg and a second support leg;
- and
- removably securing one of the first support leg and the second support leg to the attachment element of the common running board assembly, wherein the attachment element removably secures the first support leg to the support member via a fastener extending through the attachment element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.