Snowmobile
AssigneeGSM Design
InventorMorley L. Smith
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Abstract
A floatable snowmobile make up of a one-piece molded plastics body comprising an engine compartment with a recess defined therein for receiving an engine and accessories; an elongated seat-bench provided with a recess for receiving a track assembly; and a cargo support extending rearwardly thereof. The molded body includes a rigid skin forming the shell defining an enclosed cavity in which there is provided an expanded closed-cell foam core of water-buoyant material. The skis are constructed as pontoons of similar construction to the body, and the whole snowmobile can float with a portion thereof out of the water so as to support a rider clear of the water in the event the snowmobile falls through ice.
Claims8
A floatable snowmobile comprising an elongated one-piece molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastics body;
- a pair of skis, means for supporting said skis relative to said body;
- said body including a front engine compartment portion, an elongated bench-seat portion, and a cargo support portion;
- the engine compartment portion of the body defining a recess for receiving an engine and accessories;
- at least the bench-seat portion defining a track run recess in the bottom thereof for accommodating a track assembly;
- said body being defined by a generally hollow shell;
- said hollow shell setting-off hollow front, medial and rear hollow compartment portions;
- a pair of side walls on each side of said body;
- each pair of side walls defining an upstanding hollow side wall compartment portion;
- said hollow side wall compartment portions being on opposite sides of a floor of said front engine compartment portion;
- and high buoyancy polymeric/copolymeric synthetic cellular foamed in situ plastics generally filling said hollow compartment portions and said hollow side wall compartment portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.