Patent ID: 7188693

Claim:
A snowmobile, comprising: a frame including a tunnel and an engine cradle forward of the tunnel; an engine mounted in the engine cradle such that the engine cradle extends under the engine; a drive track disposed below and supported by the tunnel and connected operatively to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile; left and right skis disposed on the frame; a straddle seat disposed on the tunnel above the drive track and rearward of the engine; a pair of footrests supported by the frame; a steering column movably connected to the frame and operatively connected to the two skis; a handlebar connected to the steering column; a rear brace assembly including: left and right rear legs extending forwardly and upwardly from the tunnel, each of the left and right rear legs having a front end and a rear end, the rear ends of the rear legs being spaced further from each other than the front ends of the rear legs.