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US 2024/0199171 A1Published application
Bracing or stiffening element for snowmobile suspension rail
AssigneeBlack Diamond Xtreme Engineering, Inc.
InventorRay Schoenfelder
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AssigneeBlack Diamond Xtreme Engineering, Inc.
InventorRay Schoenfelder
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A device and method for internal bracing and stiffening of a suspension rail for a snowmobile with a housing for installation within a cavity of the suspension rail and having an upper surface, lower surface, and opposing side surfaces extending along a length of the housing. At least one of the upper surface and opposing side surfaces are configured to directly contact an inner surface of the suspension rail when the housing is installed within the interior of the suspension rail. The length of the housing is equal to or less than a length of the interior of the suspension rail. The housing has dimensions sufficient to allow the housing to fit within the interior of the suspension rail without lateral or vertical movement therein. The housing is secured within the interior of the suspension rail without hardware for fastening or coupling the housing to the interior of the suspension rail.
A bracing system for a suspension rail of a snowmobile, the bracing system comprising a tubular housing having a length and a cross-sectional profile providing exterior surface dimensions along the length of the tubular housing that allow the tubular length to be inserted into a cavity in the suspension rail in a manner such that when the bracing system is enclosed in the cavity of the suspension rail, the bracing system is substantially stationary with respect to vertical and lateral movement.
An internal bracing and stiffening element for a suspension rail for a snow mobile, the element comprising:
A method for bracing a suspension rail of a snowmobile comprising inserting one or more internal bracing elements into an interior cavity of the suspension rail of the snowmobile and concealing the one or more internal bracing elements therein and wherein the one or more internal bracing elements have dimensions sufficient to fit within the interior cavity in a manner wherein vertical and lateral movement within the interior cavity is prevented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.