US 6,712,173 B2Granted

Snowmobile remote throttle control

OwnerTroy Esselink, Brett Bottcherinventors

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Abstract

A remote throttle control device for snowmobiles includes a throttle coupler for releasable mounting to a snowmobile throttle controller. The throttle coupler mounts to a first end of a flexible push/pull cable. A manually operable remote actuator is mounted to an opposite second end of the push/pull cable. The remote actuator is for pushing or pulling the push/pull cable, so as to respectively push or pull the throttle coupler for actuation of the throttle controller when the throttle coupler is mounted to the throttle controller. The remote actuator is mounted to a pull handle. A strap is mountable at one end to the handle and at its opposite end to the ski of the snowmobile so that the ski may be pulled on by a user while the user simultaneously remotely controls the snowmobile throttle.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A remote snowmobile throttle control device mountable to the throttle thumb lever of a snowmobile, the remote snowmobile throttle control device comprising:

a control lever adapted for mounting, by mounting means, to the thumb lever, wherein said mounting means rigidly mounts said control lever to the thumb lever for rotation of said thumb lever corresponding to rotation of the control lever,
a flexible push/pull cable having first and second opposite ends, said control lever adapted for mounting to said first end of said push/pull cable,
a manually operable remote throttle actuator adapted for mounting to said second end of said push/pull cable, said remote throttle actuator including means for selectively pushing and pulling said push/pull cable, when said remote throttle actuator is mounted to said second end of said push/pull cable, so as to respectively remotely push or pull said control lever to thereby selectively rotate said control lever whereby the thumb lever is actuated,
wherein said remote throttle actuator is mounted to a handle adapted for grasping and pulling by a user and wherein a tether is mounted to said handle, said tether adapted for releasable mounting to a ski of the snowmobile.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/102,719Filed 22 Mar 2002 · continuation in part
Priority: 13 Feb 1999
Published: US 2002/0096381 A125 Jul 2002
Granted: 30 Mar 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B62M 27/02
Propulsion devices for sledges or the like: power driven
Y10T 74/20438
And hand operator: single rotatable lever [e.g., for bicycle brake or derailleur]
B62M
Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles or sledges
Y10T
Technical subjects covered by former us classification