Steering ski for snow vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKubota Takahiko
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Abstract
A ski for a snow vehicle includes a ski body, a ski mounting bracket, and a keel. The ski body includes a generally horizontal surface that contacts the snow when the ski is in use. The ski mounting bracket is located on a top side of the ski body. The keel includes a forward portion and a rearward portion. The keel depends from and is adjustable with respect to the ski body.
Claims40
A ski for a snow vehicle, comprising:
- a ski body comprising a generally horizontal surface that contacts the snow when the ski is in use;
- an opening being formed in the ski body
- a ski mounting bracket located on a top side of the ski body, and
- a flexible keel comprising a forward portion and a rearward portion, the keel depending from the ski body and extending at least partway through the opening, the keel being adjustable with respect to the ski body.
A ski for a snow vehicle, the ski being arranged along a central longitudinal plane, the ski comprising:
- a ski body comprising a generally horizontal surface that contacts the snow when the ski is in use;
- an opening formed in said ski body and having an opening length that is defined between a forward end of the opening and a rearward end of the opening;
- a ski mounting bracket located on a top side of the ski body;
- a keel depending from the generally horizontal surface of the ski body to a keel base and adapted to extend at least partially through the opening,
- the keel comprising a keel length being defined between a forward end of the keel and a rearward end of the keel, a keel depth being defined between the generally horizontal surface and the keel base, and a keel width being defined between a first outermost lateral edge of the keel on one side of the central longitudinal plane and a second outermost lateral edge of the keel on the other side of the central longitudinal plane;
- the keel length being greater than the opening length;
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- a keel adjustment mechanism for adjusting an aspect of the keel.
A ski for a snow vehicle, the ski being arranged along a central longitudinal plane, the ski comprising:
- a ski body comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface comprising a generally horizontal portion that contacts the snow when the ski is in use;
- an opening being defined in the ski body, the opening comprising a forward edged and a rearward edge;
- a ski mounting bracket located on a top side of the ski body;
- a keel depending from the generally horizontal surface of the ski body to a keel base, the keel comprising a forward portion and an rearward portion, the forward portion of the keel the keel being in contact with the upper surface of the ski body at a location forward of the forward edge of the opening and the rearward portion of the
- keel being in contact with the upper surface of the ski body at a location rearward of the rearward edge of the opening;
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- means for adjusting said keel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.