Patents
US 12673746 B2: Rear suspension system for a snowmobile
- Granted
- 2026-07-07
- Filed
- 2023-10-16 application 18380261
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A snowmobile includes a chassis, at least one ski, and a skid frame that includes one or more slide rails extending longitudinally, rear idler wheels, upper idler wheels, and a rear suspension. The rear suspension may further include a flexible, composite member, a rear shock connected between the one or more slide rails and the upper cross member, a rear shock link, a rear cross member connected between the one or more slide rails and a lower shock pivot member pivotally connected to the rear cross member. The rear shock is connected to a rear portion of the lower shock pivot member and the rear shock link is connected via a spherical pivot joint to a forward end of the lower shock pivot member. The flexible, composite member is coupled at a first end to the one or more slide rails and at a second end to the chassis.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 (ipgb20260707.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Cat Inc. 190 patents | US company or organization | Thief River Falls, MN | Arctic Cat Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ARCTIC CAT INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Taylor Langaas | Thief River Falls, MN | 15 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 | |
| Brian W. Dick | Thief River Falls, MN | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62M | Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles or sledges; powered propulsion of sledges or ; single-track; cycles; transmissions specially adapted for such vehicles | B62M27/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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