Patent ID: 7708096

Claim:
A snowmobile comprising: a frame including a tunnel, the tunnel having sides; an engine disposed on the frame at a forward end thereof; a seat disposed on the tunnel rearward of the engine; a front suspension system connected to the frame; at least one ski operatively connected to the frame via the front suspension system; a steering device disposed on the frame forward of the seat and being operatively connected to the at least one ski for steering the snowmobile; and an endless drive track disposed below the tunnel and operatively connected to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile; and a pair of footrests, one footrest extending outwardly from each side of the tunnel, each footrest including; a top surface; a first plurality of holes through the footrest; a second plurality of holes though the footrest; a first plurality of foot gripping elements extending upwardly from the top surface and angled upwardly and forwardly with respect thereto, each foot gripping element in the first plurality of foot gripping elements being disposed along a rearward portion of a contour of at least one of the first plurality of holes, the first plurality of holes only having foot gripping elements of the first plurality of foot gripping elements; and a second plurality of foot gripping elements extending upwardly from the top surface and angled upwardly and rearwardly with respect thereto, each foot gripping element in the second plurality of foot gripping elements being disposed along a forward portion of a contour of at least one of the second plurality of holes, the second plurality of holes only having foot gripping elements of the second plurality of foot gripping elements, a forward-most first foot gripping element being disposed rearward of a rearward-most second foot gripping element.