Patent ID: 8567545

Claim:
A gauge mount and vent system for a snowmobile with an engine cowling that forms an engine compartment for an engine with a dashboard formed on the engine cowling, the system, comprising: a gauge hole formed on said dashboard that enables heated air produced by said engine to escape from said engine compartment; b. a gauge mounting bracket mounted on said dashboard and over said gauge hole, said gauge mounting bracket extends upward and rearward and includes a lower dashboard mounting surface and an upper gauge mounting surface, said lower dashboard mounting surface being configured for mounting on said dashboard and over said gauge hole, said lower dashboard mounting surface and said upper gauge mounting surface being spaced apart with air vent openings located between them so that heated air produced by the engine that passes through said gauge hole and flow into said mounting bracket and then escapes through said air vent openings; c. at least one connector for attaching said lower dashboard mounting surface on said gauge mounting bracket to said dashboard and over said gauge hole formed on said dashboard; and, d. a speedometer or tachometer engine gauge connected to upper gauge mounting surface.