Patent ID: 6431561
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B62B,B62M

Abstract:
A snowmobile comprising:a chassis; a straddle-type seat mounted to the chassis; a pair of handlebars carried by the chassis adjacent to the seat; an endless track carried by a rear suspension system mounted to the chassis; a front suspension system mounted to the chassis and including left and right generally downwardly and forwardly extending spindles, each spindle having a lower end; and left and right steerable skis carried by the front suspension system, the skis being steerably connected to the handlebars, each ski having a longitudinal length more than twice as long as its width, a downwardly extending longitudinal keel, and inner and outer floatation portions extending laterally of the keel, the floatation portions elevated higher than a bottom surface of the keel, the inner floatation portion of each ski being at least one-half inch wider than the outer floatation portion of such ski along at least one-third of the ski's length, the left and right skis carried, respectively, at the lower ends of the left and right spindles such that the left ski inner floatation portion is adjacent to the right ski inner floatation portion.