Patent ID: 7025161

Claim:
A snowmobile comprising: a chassis including a tunnel having an upper surface; an engine disposed on the chassis; a drive track disposed below and supported by the tunnel and operatively connected to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile; two skis mounted to the chassis, each via a front suspension; a straddle seat disposed on the tunnel above the drive track and rearward of the engine, the seat having a rear end with a rear end face, the rear end face being inclined upwardly and rearwardly with respect to the upper surface of the tunnel; a steering device disposed on the chassis forward of the seat and operatively connected to the two skis for steering the snowmobile; a cavity defined beneath the seat between the inclined rear end face and the upper surface of the tunnel, the cavity being adapted to receive at least a portion of a transportable object therein, the transportable object being locatable above the tunnel at least partially beneath the seat.