Under-engine muffler system for powered snow vehicles
AssigneeRuffian Snowbike Corporation
InventorDerek Corey
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Abstract
A powered snow vehicle is configured as a snow bike or snowmobile and includes a frame, an engine retained by the frame, a track, at least one front ski, and a muffler positioned directly beneath the engine. In one example, the muffler has a rectangular geometry with a downward-directed outlet. The present disclosure is also directed to a steering assembly for a powered snow vehicle, the steering assembly having a steering shaft extending through a head tube and configured to connect to and steer a one-ski assembly or a two-ski assembly, the one-ski assembly being interchangeable by the end user with the two-ski assembly.
Claims18
A powered snow vehicle comprising:
- a frame defining an engine compartment;
- an engine retained in the engine compartment;
- a track;
- at least one front ski;
- and
- a muffler positioned directly beneath the engine.
A method of changing a steering mode on a powered snow vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a vehicle having handlebars operatively coupled to a steering shaft at a first end, wherein the steering shaft is disposed within a head tube and operatively coupled to a single ski at a second end;
- removing the single ski coupled to the second end of the steering shaft;
- connecting a first tie bar to the second end and to a first ski on a first side of the powered snow vehicle;
- and
- connecting a second tie bar to the second end and to a second ski on an opposite second side of the powered snow vehicle, wherein the first tie bar and the second tie bar are configured to translate directional input from the handlebars to the first ski and the second ski via the steering shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.