Patent ID: 6920952

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, a portion of the upper surface of the tunnel extending rearwardly beyond the rear end of the seat, and the rear end face being inclined and extending upwardly and rearwardly from 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.