Patent ID: 7950736

Claim:
A vehicle seat mounting system adapted for use on a snowmobile having a steering system controlled by a grippable portion, the vehicle seat mounting system comprising: a seat positioned to support a rider, the seat having fore and aft end portions with a saddle therebetween and extending substantially horizontal; at least two rails laterally spaced apart from each other and each coupled to both a chassis and a tunnel of the snowmobile, each rail extending along a generally linearly sloped adjustment path directed from the steering system toward the tunnel, the seat positioned over both front and aft portions of the rails while being supported and slidably engageable with only the aft portion of the rails, the linearly sloped adjustment path configured to permit a substantial vertical adjustment relative to a simultaneous horizontal adjustment of the seat, wherein the seat is supported proximate to and above the tunnel and slopes downward toward the tunnel; and detent mechanisms respectively arranged on the seat and on the aft portions of the rails for selectively moving a position of the seat relative to the rails along the linearly sloped adjustment path.