Patent ID: 6343666
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A snowmobile comprising;a chassis, having a longitudinal centerline, and a pair of skis, each ski being secured to the chassis by a ski suspension system including a ski spindle extending upwardly from the ski, a trailing arm having front and rear ends, the front end of the trailing arm including a generally cylindrical sleeve for pivotably receiving the ski spindle therein, the rear end of the trailing arm being pivotably secured to the chassis, and a pair of radius rods mounted generally transverse to the longitudinal centerline of the chassis, each radius rod having an inner end pivotably attached to the chassis and an outer end pivotably attached to the front end of the trailing arm; and an integral body panel enclosing and conforming to at least a portion of the chassis, the trailing arm being angled outwardly from the chassis' centerline such that the front end of the trailing arm is spaced farther from the centerline than the rear end of the trailing arm and, viewed from the side, the front end of the trailing arm being visible while the rear end of the trailing arm is concealed by a portion of the body panel.