Snowmobile hood
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorErick John Halvorson
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Abstract
A snowmobile includes a frame, at least one ski, a seat, a handlebar connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft, and a single-piece hood. The single-piece hood includes a forward position located approximately equal to a first horizontal plane, a lower portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position and a top portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position, wherein the bottom portion is located beneath the first horizontal plane and the top portion is located above the first horizontal plane.
Claims20
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one ski;
- handlebars operatively connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft;
- and
- a front body assembly supported by the frame, the front body assembly comprising:
- a hood assembly including an upper portion and a lower portion formed as a molded piece;
- and
- a side panel extending along a lateral side of the hood assembly,
- wherein the side panel includes a tab configured to engage a groove associated with the frame to locate the side panel relative to the frame, and
- wherein the side panel is releasably secured relative to the frame by a retention member spaced from the tab.
A snowmobile comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one ski;
- handlebars operatively connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft;
- and
- a front body assembly supported by the frame, the front body assembly comprising:
- a hood assembly including an upper portion and a lower portion formed as a single molded piece;
- a side panel removably coupled relative to the frame along a lateral side of the hood assembly;
- a headlight assembly received by the upper portion of the hood assembly;
- and
- a windshield assembly supported relative to the upper portion of the hood assembly,
- wherein the side panel is removable from the frame independently of the hood assembly, and
- wherein the hood assembly is removable from the frame after the side panel is removed from the frame.
A front body assembly for a snowmobile having a frame, the front body assembly comprising:
- a hood assembly including an upper portion and a lower portion formed as a single molded piece, the upper portion including a lateral lip;
- and
- a side panel configured to extend along a lateral side of the hood assembly, the side panel including a side-panel edge configured to be positioned adjacent to the lateral lip of the upper portion,
- wherein the lateral lip and the side-panel edge define an interface extending along the lateral side of the hood assembly, and
- wherein the side panel includes a frame attachment structure configured to removably secure the side panel relative to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.