Patent ID: 7380628

Claim:
A snowmobile comprising: a chassis including a tunnel; an engine disposed on the chassis at a forward end thereof and a seat disposed on the tunnel behind the engine, the tunnel having footrests outwardly extending from either side thereof for receiving feet of a driver; at least one ski linked to the chassis by a front suspension system; a steering device disposed on the chassis forward of the seat and being operatively connected to the at least one ski for steering the snowmobile; an endless drive track disposed below the tunnel and operatively connected to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile, the endless drive track having an inner surface in sliding contact with at least one slide rail of a rear suspension system; and a snow remover for removing snow from a portion of the inner surface of the endless drive track while the snowmobile is in motion, the snow remover being attached to an axle supporting an idler wheel and extending towards the portion of the inner surface of the endless track, the snow remover being rigid and being spaced apart from the portion of the inner surface of the endless drive track by a clearance, allowing the endless drive track to run freely but effectively preventing a majority of the snow on the portion of the inner surface of the endless drive track from passing the snow remover.