Patent ID: 6899191

Claim:
A ski suspension system for raising and lowering ski assembly on a vehicle having a central chassis section with an outwardly extending chassis arm section forming a front chassis, said chassis arm section having an outer end and an inner section, said ski suspension system comprising: said front chassis having a vertical post assembly extending upward from said ski; having an upper arm assembly length, said upper arm assembly also having a ski end and a chassis end with said ski end be pivotally connected to said ski post and said chassis end being pivotally connected to said outer end of said chassis arm; having a lower arm assembly length, said lower arm assembly length being greater than that of said upper arm assembly length, said lower arm assembly length further having a ski end and a chassis end with said lower arm assembly ski end being pivotally attached to said vertical post assembly and said lower arm assembly chassis end being pivotally attached to said front chassis; a pivot arm having a pivot arm body pivotally connected to said front chassis and an upper pivot arm head; a connection means between said pivot arm head and said ski assembly; and a means of pivoting said pivot arm about said pivot arms lower pivot point so as to selectively raise and lower said ski assembly relative to said front chassis in a substantially vertical plane.