Ice scratcher for a snowmobile
AssigneeBombardier Recreational Products Inc.
InventorSebastien Vezina
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Abstract
An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile has a first ice scratcher end, a second ice scratcher end opposite the first ice scratcher end, a first coil spring having a first spring axis disposed at or near the first ice scratcher end, a first elongated member having a first end connected to the first coil spring, a second coil spring connected to a second end of the first elongated member, the second coil spring having a second spring axis, and a second elongated member having a first end connected to the second coil spring and a second end at or near the second ice scratcher end. Alternative embodiments of the ice scratcher are disclosed. A snowmobile having the ice scratcher is also disclosed.
Claims27
An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile comprising:
- a coil spring having a spring axis;
- a first member connected to the coil spring;
- a second member connected to the first member, the first member being connected between the coil spring and the second member;
- a third member connected to the second member, the second member being connected between the first member and the third member;
- a connector connected to the second member;
- an L-shaped member having a first leg and a second leg, the second leg being pivotally connected to the connector about a pivot axis, the first leg extending on a first side of the connector;
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- a fourth member connected to the second leg and being disposed on a second side of the connector, the L-shaped member and the fourth member being pivotable together about the pivot axis, the third member limiting rotation of the L-shaped member and the fourth member about the pivot axis by abutting the fourth member.
An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile comprising:
- a first ice scratcher end;
- a second ice scratcher end opposite the first ice scratcher end;
- a first coil spring having a first spring axis disposed at or near the first ice scratcher end;
- a first elongated member having a first end connected to the first coil spring;
- a second coil spring connected to a second end of the first elongated member, the second coil spring having a second spring axis;
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- a second elongated member having a first end connected to the second coil spring and a second end at or near the second ice scratcher end.
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame including a tunnel;
- at least one ski operatively connected to the frame;
- a seat disposed on the tunnel;
- an engine connected to the frame;
- an endless track disposed at least in part under the tunnel and operatively connected to the engine;
- a suspension assembly operatively connected to the track;
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- at least one ice scratcher according to claim 17 operatively connected to one of the frame and the suspension assembly, the at least one ice scratcher having an operative position where the second ice scratcher end of the at least one ice scratcher is in contact with a surface on which the snowmobile operates at a position laterally outward of the endless track.
An ice scratcher for attachment to a snowmobile comprising:
- a first ice scratcher end;
- a second ice scratcher end opposite the first ice scratcher end;
- a coil spring having a spring axis disposed at or near the first ice scratcher end;
- a first member having a first end connected to the coil spring;
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- a second member pivotally connected to the first member about a pivot axis, the second member having an end at or near the second ice scratcher end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.