Patent ID: 8029004
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B62B,B62M

Abstract:
1. A snowmobile ski comprising: an upturned front portion; a middle portion extending rearwardly from the front portion, the middle portion having a top, a bottom, and first and second outer edges; a rear portion extending rearwardly from the middle portion; a longitudinally extending rib protruding from the top of the middle portion, the longitudinally extending rib being laterally spaced from a longitudinal centerline of the ski; an aperture disposed in the longitudinally extending rib for permitting attachment of the ski to a snowmobile; and a ramp extending from a first point to at least a second point, the first point being disposed longitudinally between the front portion and the aperture, the first point being disposed closer to the top of the middle portion than the aperture, the second point being disposed longitudinally between the first point and the rear portion, the second point being disposed further away from the top of the middle portion than a lower end of the aperture, the longitudinally extending rib being disposed laterally between the longitudinal centerline and the second point, the ramp having an upper edge sloping from the first point to the second point, wherein the first point is disposed at an intersection of the top of the middle portion and the longitudinally extending rib.