Patent ID: 6164882
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A trailer and tie-down mechanism for securing and transporting a snowmobile, having right and left skis at the forward end thereof, comprising:said trailer having a bed portion comprising a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides;an elongated track member secured to the bed portion of said trailer between the sides thereof and extending parallel to the sides of the bed portion to enable the skis of the snowmobile to be positioned on opposite sides thereof;an elongated ski bar, having opposite ends, positioned above said track member and extending transversely with respect to said track member so that the ends of said ski bar are positioned on opposite sides of said track member above the skis of the snowmobile;an elongated bolt having a head portion selectively removably longitudinally received by said track member and a threaded shank extending upwardly therefrom;a threaded nut on said threaded shank of said bolt above said ski bar;and a lever pivotally secured to said threaded nut, about a horizontal axis, and being movable between a substantially vertically disposed release position and a substantially horizontally disposed locked position;said lever including a cam portion which engages said ski bar as said lever is moved from its said release position to its said locked position for drawing said head portion of said elongated bolt upwardly into engagement with said track member and for moving said ski bar downwardly into engagement with the skis of the snowmobile.